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V VOLUME XLIL COLUMBUS, OHIO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1851. NUMBER 18. rUIIMtUIKD KVRItY TIJKPDAV MOIININO BY MUOTT & BAS( O M. 'H-'FICK JbUBKAL BUILDINOS.HHill AND PKA KL STHKFTS. CUUMTINU ROOM ON 1'UAKb HTRI1KT. TBIt.MH Invnrlnlily In advance. Week iv per Hiinum In Co)uiiiIuh i','00 Out ot the city -, by mull, single Toe.uhjiot loiirsiut upwind 1 -jy Tin iibsnl ten Hnii upward, to one inltirrsi 1 nil Owlly, iiiim y o Trl-Wwekly, do (Hi Weekly do., ilnh Mi Tonlubi ol ftva and upward -UJ Tlin Jourmil is also pul ill shed Dnfly nml Tri-We!;lv iliirinj; thr-T mr i Unity per annum, by mail, i; Tri-Weekly, t?';i. RnH'N flf AilverlUhiii Wrrlilv I'nner. Onnnqiinri', Id line or Inn, one nifir-rtiim " ' " enchmtilitioiisl " " 1 month " " " 3 " P 3 ..)( r.o .. u !5 .. 1 All a r.ii, .. r no .. h u LMI MI ..'Jti oo 8 oo . .nn no ..cn oo " " changrsblc monthly, pur nniium. m weekly " " HtnndliiBcnril, one suunre or Ws, " l4 Tolurnn,:hnngpaMrqiinrtfrly," " I " " mo mi '.cirsrgcshle in cotilormlty with Oilier discs nntorovUml (' tlii- above rati'i. All l.'mlcil iiilrertNernnnt to lier-hnrgfMl not less lh an double tn nitovn me, unit mennired hh If solid. AilvorlWmt'ution the Inside exclusively) to hurhHred ntthn rsto ot SO per cunt, in advance on tin above rules. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2:t, 18 M . THE CASE OF JOHN S. THRASHER. In number column we publish ihe letter of Mr. Wkii-mn. Secretary ot Sinto, to our Minister nt Madrid in behalf of Mr. Thrasher. This li tter announces the fuel heretofore unknown tons, iliut Mr. Thrasher in no longer u ciliz-n of Hit) Uniied Stales, but is a regular subject of the Sptiui h Government. Tin' United Stales have, from tlio beginning, held mid advocated iho doctrine tli.it h mini may expatriate himself that is, Hint a subject of Gro a Britain may conn to tlm United Slates, mid by declaring 1mm intention t(J , nuno it citizen of the Country, and hy hiking iho final oath ut nl-legiancojio becomes, to till jutontsiind purposes, a nub-fticl of tin' United Stali'd, nt id centos to be a subject of Great Britain. Tin Wiir o'' 1S12, to n prent extent, prt'W out of a diHiTt'tico of opinion on this rjtit'Htion. Uf coiirs-, ii HTsiii Ity lfnving tho 1,'uited Suites nnd going In Culm, mid there tutting l)i ontli of nlli'innre to the Government o Npuin, liecoine to nil intent nml purjiiiHi'ii, n Spanish unhj'-ct, nnd reaties to he tt ftiihjert of (he United States. Notwithstnnding till thU, cx-eeiltive hiive imttrueted our Minister in Spuin to do till he enn lf procure hm lhoniliou. We Imvo very Utile doiiht it will he done. It ill ntiiusinp to ice whtit fouls mime of the suiiill ileniiiogueH of the coimtiy ni'ilio of themuelves over this cam. They nru not willing to let CoiiRreM nml the fioveminenl innnjge our nil' tiis, but are diftposeJ to tulle tAv ml Jight ;it uneo. The 10' fi'iitlcineu are rememheri d. IMPORTANT CASE PENDING. Ymteid;iy the Court in Hunk look up tin cumo from Wyandot county, wiH-rein the question of the Coimii-tutionitlity nf;dl Iiiwb uutliorizing (ouniy nml town nuli-ncriptioiiK tn Hail roads, in involved. There nro other pniiihi in tliei-nHe, biitthia i nnn of them, mid to tlm people of tlio State in one of vait magnitude. .Indo 1 Itimcimto opened the argument m luvur of the Cum-pnny, nnd dmctiL'd the rpiePtion of tin- cuiHtitution aliiy of such lawn very nhly duriny hi- hour. To-dny' -llm iirgumetit will be reNtinied. We loib-iir to muke nny comments till the question is nettled, whit li will pt ohiihly be during the week. NON-INTERVENTION, lion. JticiUlii) KtiHH, u diHiitiguinhed Democi.it of riiihidelphin, is writing a series of nrticlefi uhiih nro publiaiied in the Intelligencer, in oppo-ilnn to dm doe-trino of KosftilTii on Hie tmn intervention question. Ah lie 1 1 us been for ti hui" time in political lite, bis view ,(ro entitled to rouHidenitioii, nnd are eiilurred wish great iiliiluy. The following is tlie cnncliiiini of Itiw Inst communication, lie is commenting on Ko-uih' lltinpiet uprecli in Now York: "The principle. of Washington were not yet (lim-iii il-ed. Kin precept a and bright cxiinple were iiciiher runty not viiniisln d over, 'i'he (ioserumein at home, I lie President mid Ins (;,il)tiii'i, then compriNiug A 1 1 ; 1 1 1 1 h nnd Calhoun nnd Crawford, h id not !-' it lectured out of their uncietil elementary I'Wth. In Kehruiiry of tlio next yenr, (180 I,) alter the Moiiioe dec larn lion whit b is now imuimd loinvolve tj:s piop.ii.'iindiHt iiieeiplfl, Mr. Adams iluei-ied Mr. )tnli to inlorm tlio (iierk DepulieH in Luiuinu tliat the ('niled Slates could do nothing for them, tind rested I ho rel'iH.il, not on the want of sympalhy, but on tlir ground of " C outfit tihnnnl and interna' ionul duty.'" Nny, mote, the then Sei n ta-ry of Stme, (nnd wo wish bo were here yet tn utter hi- warning.) loan whom n truer friend of universal liherly never lived, h id put on record his opinions ns In what wax iho duty of the United Slates. A nhori time bolbre, wtid.it Spanish America in her iuohI perilous strii;!;;l' nod a Year hebiro she h ul Icen re-cn;iiizfd by llio I niled St ites, Mi'. Adam Ind delined h in opinions ns tn nnteintervrutioii in words not to he mifttindurHtood: America," s 'A he, "ha nlMtiiitinl fnun iolerfer-tne in ill" coiieerni of olliors, rven ic'ie-t the runihrf. kits been for principle 10 which the rlinff a lo lh; imt vthif drop which eiutf the heart.1' ' Wlieiwer the st ndaid ol freedom has been nullified, there will lierlicuit, 1(T Icui'dictioiis, and her pr.iyers be. lint nho eoen not abroail in ne;ircli of mongers to destroy, blie irt tlm well-wisher to tin freedom nnd independence of nil. She in the champion nnd vindicator only of her n." M r. Adnni'M oratioii, IS01. The next slep in the buitii'ss W:ih the tr.nismissiiin bv Mr. Hush to the S-i r-tary of Si ite, in I) lober, o Jr. Uuniiing'i decided conversation with Triuce l'o-Vutic, nnd lie bitter's diseluimer of nny mlver-e designs on the pirt of I' t atice ; and lln-ii loilowed, in )e-cemlmr, the I'renidenl's Metrtige, with its ciuimus phniseology. This is the history ol the Monroe ib clnralt'in, divested of rhelorie mid exaggeration. It li nl r h reuce Btrictly to Ammiciiii iilliiis nml interesU, and M. ko-siitli and his adherent presume largely on n predominant ignorance mi ihi s.ibjui l ol o.ii' bntory when Hmy invoke it a a preivdeul or n qimiilic ilinii of the Wasliiulou diMitrio. Mveu oil lii it Amttir.m sijlijecl Mr. Clay, the great ch nnpioii ol Spuin.ii Amei icua m-ilepindence,oud wlme lyimjiioppohiiion to M ". Moinou's iidiniiiistraiioii was tlio rtpur to prick the side ol tlteir intent, when tie became a Cabinet Minister pronounced strict neutrality to be our duty, and our policy too. " In thin war, so Jong raf;iii; between Spain nnd her colmiifl," said Mr. Cl iy, in it letter to Mr. Muldletoii. asking the mediation ol Kuxnia, "the I'nited Si.iieh have been InHC'ivo nnd iientr-il speetnters of th- pissing scenes." They were ho bei-HUHD tt vn lledr well-Hscerlnitied duty lo be so. Mr. Whi-'TIr'h language about the same time, was to the m:w elfeet. Thour.li he was willing to givo the most liberal c iiitni' iiou lo the Monroe doclnralim, in Ins speech on I lie 1 annum Minsion he protiouneed it as only nnd suiclly applicable to nuestiotit of American interest I it not then bold and dangerous for n srangfr to come at this day nmoust us nnd try to reverse thesn elenientiiry docirines, this boiuohold faiili, this priiici-iileol'nbutmeuce from all concreiiin Knropean pidiiie.. which il ceiHCcrated in tlm oxnniile mid prei:ept of every great man, living nnd dead, of the (("public f This is a question 011 which thoufihiful tncti may well p 1110. It was my intention to s somotbing aliout M. Koi-suth's other precedent, the Tannina Mission; but 1 feel I have Intruded already loo much upon your pm e. Jtf li. THE CASE OF JOHN S. THRASHER. A message was received I nun the I'residnnl of tlio United States, in nimver to n resolution of the !Hli in staul, calling for information in regard to Ihe imprisonment ol John S. Thrasher at Havana, and transmitting the following letter from I bo Keerelnry of Siaio: )i.i'aktmi:nt or Statk, ) Wahixoto!, Dee. ID, HjI. 81 nt Tlio object of (his despati h is to cad your attention particularly to the maw ol John S. Thrasher, a native born cilien of the United Slates, but for some years nat a resident in llivntm, and tln-re lately uied for high 1 reason or uuipuncy. seiiteneed to eight yenrs crmlineiiieiil to hard lahor, nnd sent to Spain 111 execution of that sentence, lie bat respectable li ieiiils and connexions ill the I niled Sta't-s who feel much intercut for liitn, and who b ivo pressed the case upon ihe eon. siderotinn of this )epnrlmeul, earnestly invoking ihe interposition of the (iovei nmenl in In behalf. It is much to be regretted that Mr. Thrasher has mada no communication whatever to tlm Department respecting the circumstance of his case, so a to enable us to see w hit m e the precise grounds o his complaint.Wo have used all lh- means In our power lo learn the particulars, as you will perceive, by opies of two loiters addrested by this Department to the American Consul at Havana. To these letter we have received as yet no answer. A despatch upon this suhjeet was prepated tor you some days ago, but before it was delivered to the mesieuger u coinmunu atioii was n-ei iv-m from Mr. Catdenm, her Majesty's I'lenipotemiary here, commiliib alinga ropy id a letter of llie (ioveruor-Onnernl ol Cuha to him, nnd also an opinion of Ihe Oourt Ileal Audieticiil l,rcltirias(ltoyal Court of Judicature) unoii the cmslrnclion id' ibe 7 lh article of the Troaty between th- United Suites and Spain. The translation of these documents has neccsMirilv cnuscd Anne delay. You will perceive that the Spanish authorities of that Island represent that Mr. Thraslier had bnig been a resident of Havana; had beenmn domiciled there, ami had taken the oath of allegiance to the Spanish Orownj and therefore, as they suppose, was answerable to the ordinary tribunals of the couulry fur any criminal act commuted by him. This causes it to bo tho more regretted that he has made no communication to the liov Foment of his own cno, ns he underniiiiids it. lie has indeed, thtongh the ores, addressed a general letter of reiiioitHtrnucn m the iovetiiment and people of the United Slates, mid thin 1 all we hear from him personally. Nevertheless his case has been thought deserving oi attention, and there in n disposition in the (iovernment to do nil which may he proper in his behalf. If itn olliciat account of the Spanish authorities ho correct, Mr. Tlm-lier npp nrs to have ej-putruitetl himself, nnd lo have become, at least for the time, n subject ol the Crown ol Sj.atn. Ho bad cboRuii n new liovernmeu' mid a new home; and o long us bo chose lo remain under the authority nnd protection of Ihut (ioveronn nt ho would seem to have little riht to set iipngniusl it any immunity founded on bis original mid unlive character as a cili.eii of the Unilcd Slates. Theio is no doubt dial any 0110 wlio chooses to resido in a country js bound to conform to its laws, and is amenable lo its tribunal for their violi-tion. The more especially if he has promised subjection and obedience to lliose laws, and taken nn nulh ol allegiance to the sovereign Tower. Mr. llirnshi'i's ineinls insist, nevertheless, that tin biB (rial ho wna deprived of certain privileges secured lo cilizens of the United States by the 7lh article of nnr treaty with Spain of 17!i5. But it may bo doubled wiietb t, after having worn allegiance to tlio Spanish (iovernment, he can lunger claim the privileges mid immunities ol an Amortcuti citizen. In the United States, ns you know, the oath of allegiance is the consummation of the proceedings by which a foreigner born becomes 11 citizen of this country, and renounces mi auef-iance in miy mretgn (iovernment, It nmy he doubtful, nine, whether, if he were to bo regard d in all respects ns an American citizen, the provisions of ihe 7ib article of Urn treaty of ITDO have been violated in Ills rase. rrohably, under existing circumstances1, the most useful courso for the Government of llm United States to pursue in Ins behnK, and in order to obtain bis re-lease, is to make the samo application for him which has been mnd' in favor of the peisniiH connected with the expedition of bopez, who have, in like manner. been itent to Spain. His case, however, is certainly less lla- gruni man ineiiH. j ney wero violent, invaders, pro-ceeding to Cuba with arms in their hands to make war upon the Spanish government and people. Ho at most could only be guilty of boiiio connivance, or se cret countenance of theso unlawful proceedings; and, ui his friends represent ihe matter, his conduct was principally in-tig;ited, not so much by svinpatby with the invaders in I heir general objects", us by a desire lo minister to their necessities. Vim will perceive, therefore, that his case is one more tit lor a loruentcoiiBider-ntion than that of tlioe wilh whom ihe project of invasion oriuinnied, and who were made prisoners in al-leinpting its forcible execution. You will present thin point ns fully 11 b may bo to the consideration of the ijueen's fiovcriiniciit, and utgo it with enrnesiness. In the instruction of lids Depnrlmenl, No. 18, considerations were presented which it was honed would prevail on that (government to release thefto persons who had been taken prisoners in thoexpeilition of Lopez. The expectation that nich u release would be ordered i now n g I ileid strengthened by information which Ihe Department In received that (hose of the prisoners whu were Hiiiish mbjeels liave nlreadybeen liberated. Mr. Thrasher is reiu-esenled ns an amiable, mid inieb ligentnmu, and bis friends think Unit ho mold have intended to do no more tlniii lo nilminister relief to ihe nccessilien of the prisoners. We cannot juilgo of this, becnuse we havo neither any proof nor nny statement m me pnrucmar acu in winch tho alh dged treason or ouspirncv consisted. Hul. however this nmv be. von Will reprenent to her Catholic M.ijeioVs (iovertnneiit, iii as Mining a m inner as may bo consistent wilh pro-priety, the expediency of pardoning jmM wjtl, the rest, mo that nothing may remain in tlm form of lingering puitiBiimeiii. 111 nn inoivmuai to Keep alive iijo recollection of occnrieiiccs equally lamented by bulb (tov- enimeiits. Tin unthinking and imprudent have been most cflvorely tidmonishcd by event.; tlio.a who violated ill" law havo senn tiiat punish men t always awaits such violation, nnd wo may bo allowed to hope that the exercise 011 the part of her Mnieslv (iovm-iinniit of f irhenraiice and clemency will not tend lo encour- nf." ' on 11 eoierpi ises III lillliro. Her Majesty's (tovernmeni. cannot doubt the nio-lives which have n' tit'ited that ot ihe United Slates in preventing mid repressing, to Hie ti'moKt of its power, these invasions of Sjnni-h territories, It cannot doubt its full and perfect dispoilioii to fulfill all its obligation. und to maintain with Sp iiu the most Irietnlly i-hitions. And tb President directs me to say that he lii-es that her Majesty 'a (i .vermneiil. being thus Inllv asMired of the entire gnd f.iilh of ilmtofilm I'uitid Slates, will willingly listen to ihe su-.-geHioti which 1 have been directed to make in heliall of all ibe pii oners; and I repeat, with 11 still more sm-ngiheiicd conviction, the sentiment which t expressed in my despatch No, 4H, lint the n-storation ,,t ierl'e t harmony and solid and durable pence between the two countries will be aided and promoted by Ihe release ol all (hero mi-erable men from further imprisonment. With a view In its safety and dispatch, Ihis instruc-lion is sent lo you by a special bearer. I ain.hir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, DAN'L wkhstkk. To Daniki. M lUitmsnrn. Ksquire, See. ,Vc-. Madrid. THE WASHINGTON UNION vs. KOSSUTH. rtelow wo copy two edilorial indices nf tho Wih- ington Union on ihe s 1 lies and mission of Krni to ibe I'nited Slates. It is imporlanl as indicating the position which the leading mind of the Democratic party at Washington havo determined lo take, after I wo or three weeks careful relied ion and examination ol ibe whole ground. Wo copy In.m the Union of December tSlh. " rvosM Ttt. In coiinecliou with tlm resoluti m of welcome to the Mumiuriau leader, w hidi mi Monday received the final sanction o both Houses of Conre-s, find which has ibuihihss nheiidy been si "tied by Ihe ('resident, we deem it proper to present our readers tlio following brief nddiess, in which Kossuih emphatically disclaims any connection wilh nny ptirty or faa tioit in the country organized wilh a view to any action upon our domestic nll'drs, As friend ol the r.-at principles vviih which his name is so nobly identified, we deem it matter of regret (hat he has not contented himself with the significant national welcome that has ireen iwnuero mill, nlH, m jPIl caUSO 10 tile Spoil- 1 "I" aciion o nnr people, without proposing to our government any further or more distinct enunciation at 1 his time ol a new national policy in regard lu Europe- " Kn.UTIl. Aflt;I. to OL'Il fioVtRSi:NT. Wo be. lieve the conviction j very general that it would have been wiser in Kossuth at this lime lo havo rested his cause si lely with our people, and forborne to mako nn appeal lo our government for any further anion or ot-'inniisnauoii in reunion m Hungary lliati lliose which are implied in what Congress and the Executive have already done in his invitation nnd reception. This nc-lion, us we have before stated, must be regarded everywhere 11 very significant. " Ituthi nddiiioiial appeal to our government is before ihe peonle, nnd we deem it desirable lluit his re quest shouhl not bo misunderstood. His first and most important request is two fold in its character, and the two elements ol which it consists seem to us to have no necessary connection. Me nk our L'overiimenl. jirit, to recognise or declare a certain abstract dnctritio 10 ho part ol the public law o the world ; and, teewd ly, lo declare that this doctrine fhall in nil cases be inaiiitaiiiud, and eofureni by ns. It is tiinnHest that the propriety of one of ihen declarations hy pu menus implies mo expediency 01 ide other. I ho proline! ot recognising the doctrine ol public law lor which Kossuth contends as sound doctrine hy no mentis mi' plies or involves ihe expediency of pledging ourselves to maiiiiaiu or vindicate it by force, whenever it nmy iu iiiiiiicieii. " Thi distinction is important ; because, in the Judg ment of the American people. Koskiiili's principle, as nunoimci d hy him, will doubtless bo regarded a sound and true. It may be Mated us follows: Every nation Ins, bv the taw of nations, a riidit to onlahlbh and maintain its own government ; ami therefore the armed intervention of u third power to force upon such nation nny oilier government is an infraction of the laws of nation. As all abstract proposition, this teems to be undeniable. It is a doctrine which nny free government nmy, upon any suitable occasion, rightfully and properly announce. " Hut ihe further question, whether, iwsnming this doctrine to ho true, our government or nny other ought lo announce its determination in nil cases to mmwrfiin ibis doctrine of public law, mid lo resist or punish by force ils infraction, is plainly 110 question of principle, but simply of poliev of expediency. As such it must. in each iiiximico, ib-pend upon the circnm-dnnces of the parti ulur case; niid1lierefi.ro n geneial pledge or iccnirannii mane 111 auvanco n to the nc'ion ot our goverttmeui in any such case winch may ben aln-r ccur must lie imprudent and utiwine, 11 would he an attempt to do new what belongs In the future to Ihe t year, or Hie next ago, 1 he question in each cns .iiust be met when it comes up, and Ihe government, pbiiuly, must be left free lo meet il," There liave been several sudden disippearanccsof persons in Cincinnati lately, and Ibe circumstances m tu indicate Ihey havo been lotilly dealt with, These and other instances, have led, says llie Titntt. Home nf the oldest and most res pee In bio citizens ot l lint eity to consider the propriety ot organizing'! " Y igilniice Committee" to arrest, try, ami sutunuiiily punish the villains who infest the city. It further says tho propri ety ol llie move has a I read v been determined on, ami Ibe only question now is, will men come up to tho work whosr character nnd standing will give respectability auilelliciency 10 lite step r There nro only nineteen miles of staging between Cleveland and Pittsburgh and that interval is rapid I) elooiti, being now neatly half laid. Hut ns the route is owned by two railroad compiinies, Ibero is miiiic diffi culty in clVcotihg an Arrangement between them for the speedy conveyance of passengers between the two cities. It now tukf two days, w hile it might bo done in twelve hours, Tho difliculiy is caused hy the unwillingness of the Cleveland and Wellsville company to enter into an amicable arrangeineut with the Ohio and Pennsylvania road. ' THE PLUCKED OF ALL NATIONS. While England hue been presenting to the world a 'ftuuiime spectacle" ol the industry ol All i a l ions, America ha been fust turning herself into a vast goose, to be plucked by every kindred and people on the face of tlio liabituble globe. From the State of California ihe commercial nations of Europe and South America are reaping a vast harvest direct. And having already taken liio lion's share, England and France iollow up tho remnant of the yellow metal to the East of the Rocky Mountains, and by the aid of Free-Trade, after ndding to it our scraped-up savings of former years in tho shape of battered tips, levies, and quarters, pack it olf across the water. It ia return, d returned in liio nbapo of fancy gow-gawa, valued ;t buif Ibeir selling price to defraud the leveimes. An American traveler in Europe is considered moon if bo don't give twice as much for every tiling as any other countryman, Europoun dancers and singers, who are proud of lifly dollars per night when at homo, are horrified at being ottered less than twenty tive hundred nor uiebtfor singiue or dancing in America. (ie.'iiian revolutionists ask us for funds lo lo try their experiments with (only twentv hundred thousand dollurs!) while Hungary imploringly holds nut her ouuu ior a snare. Ami last, not least, a secret society is organizing in this country to raise men, (and funds,) to make another exciirsion'to Culm. A hundred oilier charities nre eagerly oskiug, like Oliver Twist, for mo kb una to missionary enterprises America gives nbout ns much as the rest of ibe world together. In addition to all this, which Rocs out in suet jo. our public lands havo become a froo gift tu any ehieii of iiie worm woo chooses to take pobsesmn. Tbero is no harm in being fleeced a litlle: 011 ihe contrary, there it much good in liberality. In a state of prosperity these millions would not bo missed. We could all'ord to free Hungary and Germany, and Poland to-boot; making up the loss in a century or no. Nay, we could do nil lliat it now asked of us, provided we wero allowed prosperity. ltut what is asked ? Why, not only is our gold taken away, hat wo nro deprived of the means of getting more; fur nmnng the many pleasuui little requircmtmis made of us, England has a standing one namely, that wo won't manufacture. "Send voormouev to us wc can sell you the pretty things." And we are sorry to say t Imt bhe in backed by a hlrong party of men in the United Slates, who persist in taking the theories uf Adam Smith, or slill worse " and more of it," the dictum of demagogues, in place ot tried and eslabished tniihs, ihe result of dearly-bought experience. We have given lo tho oppressed of all lands a home, wo havo given ibeiti land. For such gifts we aro compounded by the consequent increase of population. Wo havo given, nnd given freely, for Ihe conversion of the heathen. We nro ready to uivo to redeem (iennunv tho old bind of the SaXn, and consequently the birth- place nf freedom ltl( ij10 hilherlaud of us all. Huhlni- ry shall not ask in vain. Hut, gentlemen, don't crowd us over much! For it seems when wo nro asked for money to free certain islanders who won't bo freed, nnd who recently hunted down her would-be benefactors like wolves when, again, wo are ashed lo relin- luish to Mother England, urown rich and bloated bv ihe Protective Policy, tho monopoly of manufacturing and the wealth ensuing we must cry out "Hold! Enough. Tint look very much like rid ins a free, horse to death. Hamilton Intelligencer. AGITATORS AND AGITATION, The Cincinnati Atlas savt the following nmcdote was told the editor bv a distinguished Dumocrntic editor of ibis Slate. If trne, it nfbuds food for reflection, and shows up ihe insincerity of some of tlio open mouthed professions of " conscientiousness " on the one hand, I and of tender regards to "States Rigid" on the oilier. Happening (snys ihe Ailns) to be in Washington lust 1 winter during the angry controversy resultimr tromlbe Compromise Bills thell pending, its informant became nn unintentional and unnoticed nuditnrof an interview elweeu (iiddiugs. lie meat Anli-sbiverv chomnion of tho North, and Toombs, the great Fire Eater of the South These two men had both figured conspicuous-ly in the exciting debates of the session, and had per-hnpa done more In lash llie country into the tierce ex- ciiement whirh then existed than uuyothei men in the notion, eiicti doing his utmost to add new fuel to the llamo and introduce new causes of irritation to ihe excitement of parties. Our informant, who, from reading their speeches, nnd their bitter personal denimcia-lions ofpencil other, had supposed them separated by a hostility us implacable us that which Satan entertains for n Saint, was taken all aback, by observing them neei iinu morning on reiinsyivama Avenue, ami, alter baking bauds with great warmth and cordialitv. and making careful inquiries an to eacli other's health, en gage 111 a conversation someihiug like the following : dinniNon Hy the way loomlm, have you any more mre copies of thm lust speech of yours? Toomih No. They have all been sent off. ('inniNO I nm Sonv to bear it. Those I minted last night have had a good etl'ect in my District, und helped me amazingly. Toojuis That is just mv case. Your speeches havo increased my strenglh in mine. I will tend round for some more. (iinoiNoi Certainly, sir, certainly. And wilh that they parted. Think of lliat ! Totunlis sliindingiip in the House, and thuuderni" forth his unalhemns lo-aiiist lh Norlh and denouncing (iidilinis with a fiery wrath, as a trai tor to the compromises of tin constitution ; nnd (iid- itngs replying by irritating inueudnes, mid by n cool, ielihernb application of the scalpel to the institutions d the South, until tho House is wrought up to a frenzy of excitement nnd iben both parties calmly writing nut their speeches, in full, enlarged by additional "good licks" and after-thoughts excliaiming copies with each oilier nnd then each load i 11 l' the mails with tlm speeches of his nntasonist, to build up and secure to iiimsi ii poitncai iniiuenco nr. home: niien will the people open tbeireyes to Ihe game by which such demagogues as these have managed to keep llie country in liiriuoil, and thus maintain themselves in power f When will they look upon their governing nioiive in its true light, ami est i mule their loud-mouthed philanthropy ut its true value 1 PARDONING POWER. Tho Clinton Republican civet tome particulars of a cae whorein Governor Wood has receutly been exercising tho pnrdonirjg power, which exhibit some rather singular feature!. Four men wore tried logcihcr, in iiini coiiuiy, nisi spring, ior the murder ol one Kdeu Floyd, and alt tent lo tho Penitentiary ; one for nine vears, two for toven years, and the other one for three. the pardoning power Ims beeu exercised in favor of iuio of those sentenced for seven years, a man nt wealth and intluence, limned Huberts, while the others are b it lo " sweat it out." And it ainu'tdarlv enoiiuh happens that it i nut tlio one deemed least guiltv bv tho court, who is patdoned, nor tho one who in a poor i.., . 1 .....:i .1 1 1 . . ..... ..,, n iiiii- iuiiiiij iiupuuueiii upon ins laoor. The new Constitution, under which tho Governor is now acting, requires that ollicer tncomiiiunicate to the General Assembly, nt every regular session, each case of pardou granted, stating the name and crime of the convict, the sentence, its date, ami the date ol Ihe pardon, trilh hit reason therefor. A" the General Assembly will shortly convene, w shall deter any com men Is on what seem to us to bo an altogether unwarrantable exerctso ol tho pardoning power, until wo tee liio rea sons nt the Uovenior therefor. The oll'enso f which this man llobertn was convicted, was attended bv cir. cnmsiunces of the most revolting character, end which ought, instead nf sending him lo tho pen itmit in ry for seven yenrs, 10 imv sein mm ior llie. OUCH Wan IllO view we took o it at ibe time, and we hope tho Governor may be able to give such reasons for his clem ency, as will ftu 11 from him what will otherwise bo tlm just indignation nf nn outraged community. CiV Enquirer . Kossuth. The great Hun gar inn continues to be tin object of engrossing interest in New York, Tho Post ol Monday says that it is Ihe iutentioti nf Kossuth 1 meet the ladies nt Trlpler Hull at 10 o'clock on Satur day, ill the charge ol three or lour dollars each, the sum cn Heeled to go to Ihe Hungarian muse. hossniu 11 to mako an address nt the Itev. Mr. lleecli or' Church, Brooklyn, on Thurndny evening admission tickets $5 each. The church is capable of accommodating two thousand live hundred persons, no 1 11 in 11 an me ncKeu no uisposcu nt, Ihe receipts will amount to ftl2,MH. 1 tie dinner to be given by the liar of New York to Kossuth, it it expected, will come off mi Frid iy next. The New York paper note the following donations to the Kossuih fund t A letter has been received by Gov. Kosjutli, from Air, o iteiiiy, 01 mo telegraphic line, offering a ub scriptinn ol 91,(100 to the "Kossuih fund, "or to set apart .MM) acres nt hind lor Ihe use ol the Hungarians. Messrs. Bemhcimer, nnd HroUiers, forwarded a let ter this morning to Kossuth which contained a check tor 0u(i, to be devoted to tho cause ol Hungarv. On Saturday night at the Onora-Houe, Mr. Israel Salouian, of City Hull-place, forwarded a note to Kossuth, with the oiler of $100 nnd a check for that amount. Mr. Inhn Y. Gray, of Now York, "cut a letter to the Mugyar this, morning, containing a check Tor $100. A gentleman who wishes to be nameless before the public, tent a letter containing a freewill nlferiugto Hungary, in the shape of a check for $'250. Mr. Henry Crossman, of New York, has sent a check tor ft no to the hossuin mini. A lady, Mist Kllen Greenwood, of Norwich, sympa thises, with Kossuih mid Hungary, und presented him wiiu a poetic uoie ceiuaimug Tho workmen employed in Herring's snfe manufactory have also made u contribution ot fi.'OO. Pknsiiii.i.. -The New Yorker Imvo expended oboat $100,000 iu feasting nnd toasting Koskcth, The Pliil-ndelphiiinn propose, when he comet tu lliat city, to dispense with the dinners, and give the money to promote the cause ul Hungary, Jknny Lind waln Philadelphia lost week, and gave two concerts, and was euihusiaslionlly received. She has given her farewell concert there. The Ltianon Mar notices tho death of Iiraki. Woourufp, Esq., and of Ciiarlis Evans, both well known and influential citizen of Warren county. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC EM HER '01, j MOVEMENTS OF KOSSUTH. Seo telegraphic despatch. Kotvurn nvy 11 it polo Washington at alb The now revolution iu France, and the apparent outbreaks, in various parts of Europe may require bii immediate return to mingle in, and assist in directing, the great struggle which appears to bo iuevitableoud nip idly approaching in Europe. We are on tho eve of great, stirriu events. By the Baltic n advices it would seem ibat N a mixes in triumphant for liio present. How long even his genius will keep the mastery in quite another matter. THE NEW FRENCH REVOLUTION. We know no more of the late exciting und extraor dinary proceeding in Franco than wegavo our readers yesterday in our telegraphic column. Wo Uiall exmi- mo the details wilh great interest when they arrive by duo course nf mail. But we know enough to star tle and alarm those who hoped tor autuoilnng like stability and permanence iu the greatFreiicliIlt'public. It is Inmoutnbly too true, that there is n want of lability nnd calm reflection, on tho part of Ihe French, a a nidiim, that illy iii a them to sustain a system of government founded on tlio popular will. They are too volutile, too thoughtless, too much inclined to new whim and notions, and to run tl' after military men, and glory, to be a staid, healthy, prosperous R:puhlii;. They wore famous tor making inodul constitutions, mx-ty years ago, and soon became eiuhV fiiuoui lor setting them aside, nnd tramfrfbiffTfiem uiitTMrfont, w hen-ever a now whim seized tlietii, or ene popular lender advised them tu do so. In 1848, when 1I10 populn e broke into the assembly, drove out the adherents of Louis Philmitk, drove the old king into exile, and procluirneda Republic, the world hud a right to hope lhat something substantial would result from the movement. Wise und patriotic delegates were chosen In form anew constitution. They met and debated the grave subject for months. They proclaimed aconsii-1 tulion which wa accepted by the French 11.1t ion. 1 They proclaimed Universal Suffrage, and the popubir voice, by a very decided majority, called upon Louis Napoi.kon, tlio Nephew of the great Emperor, anil llie grandson of JorriiiNK, tu tuk" charge of their dcnti-iiies, on the first President of lie- new lt"pnb!ie. About three years ban elapsed since ho assumed Ihn cnti'nd of affairs. But it soon becinno evident that France bad not essentially changed its iiatiiro,und llm factious ami cliques were still restless, and powerful for evil. Wo will not stop to dbcrimmnlo, nnd discuss which were the good nnd whirh were llm bnd iu this strug gle. Tho result has shown licit, within three yeats, 11 new government under a new constitution, sanctioned by n decidod majority of ihe nation, can lose all its vi tality, all its ability for self-sustaining power, end cau fall before a military usurpation, with no regrets on llie part of tho great majority of the French people. We say tins as ut present advised. 1 urtiier news may present a dilVoroiit phase to the affair. Hut wo have no idea it will be essenlinlly changed. We think llie usurpation of Loots Napoi.kok will he sustained by the people, and that at the coming election, ho will be triumphantly elected President for ten years. And thus falls another trench con-litulioti ! W belli-r a decent respect for its memory will lie manifested by tin President, or whether all its essential features will be spurned, remains lu be seen. So far a llie two Ilouces of tho Legislature are concerned, wo think that a decided improvement on Ibeir vnsi, uuwiehlly body of seven hundred nnd thirty tn "in hers, tint form ed tho Legislative bndy under ibe latt constitution. Tho Presidency for ten years id quite too long for the American people But in France, where tho recur rence ol the election is nut the signal rr imnmt und strife, it is perhaps best, iti tlio present state of society, that the term should be lengthened ns Loin. Nai-ouon proposes. We intend to discuss this subject more ui length when tin arrivals from Europe put us more in possession nf the truo stale of nfbiirs. But the question arises in iho mind of every r. fleeting, republican, law-loving, and law-abiding mind, what guild duos it do to liave n constitution in France T Tliero is no public opinion there that regards uch nn instrument a of more binding force than any other piece of parchment. The popular whimol I bo moment is, on all occasions, the supremo law ol the land. tligherlaic notions prevail there, practically, and very much to their own disadvantage, ns lliey will every where, iu all civilized societies, where social organi. i- Hon, and law and order nre desirable. And hero ts the filial defect iu Fivii'di philosophy. Tlry hate no re gard for law. They hmo got lo learn the first prent leson of republicanism ih.it a rrspct I for, and submis sion to law nro absolutely essential lo liio prosperity nf a free government. They feel nl liberty, at uny litno. lu actas they see proper, without stopping lo inquire whether it i according to the law of the laud or not. They look upon government n responsible for every thing, ntul if any scheme goes wrong, if nny enter-prize failn, if 1I10 taxes aro increased, or if anything, whether the government has anything to do with it or not, is not just us is desirable, why, llie government in held accountable, nnd it in felt to lie perfectly right to join in tho lirst scheme that oilers for putting it down. We aro afraid that llie experiment - in Republican ism, on tho Continent, fur a tew years pist, liave not inspired tho mind of tho philosophical, t limiting men there, with additional hope for the speedy prevalence of Republican Government in Europe. We regret his, and so will every honest lover ol freedom. But the great truth begins In become more nnd more pal pable, lh.it, in order to sustain free jnslitutious, and make ihem minister to the public wen), the niii-s of the people must be virtuous, industrious, moral, and have n respect fur the laws of Iho bind. There iniHt bo moral power, that shall lie felt every where, which shall stand in iho tteud of armed men and brisiling bayonets. The people must know bow to appreciate law and good rule. They must feet ttio importance of their position ns freemen, not for iho purpose of piilliiig down and destroying all thai hat been done before, Imt of sustaining and upholding. Iho laws which protect I hem. Are the French that people? We think they have nmo lessons yet to learn, before they will have a amble government of n Republican form. We hope they will learn Ibat lesson without again. traveling that terrible road through aunrchy, trwr and military despotism. Wo devoutly hope for belter thing. May that hopo ripen into a happy ceri iiniy. THE PRINTING AGAIN. Tho Statesman labors hard to diwri publin n'teuiion from tho constitutional obligation nn ibe pari of the guluture to pass a Uvt forthwith, to h i the printing In the lowest bidder, nnd is attempting to gut up sonic personal issues. Wo will attend tu them iu due rea son. Hut wo cannot bo driven or coaxed from the main question, and that is, ibat Ihe new Legislature ought lo obey tho special requirement of iho new constitution. Wo do not recognize any rigid on ibeir part to violate it express injunctions for our bene tit or lliat of the Statesman. Wo shall lint hold mtr peace and seo the tighis tlio lax payers of Ohio so tlipinnt-ly trampled upon in tho very beginning of b'gislii'ion. Wo ask fur no favor. We have no right to ask lor I hem. We are placed, by the 2d section nt llie 15th article of the new constitution, all on a level, in this business. Wo have 110 right to expect any favoriliiuii, nud we are nut disposed to allow it lo any one else. Anil yet ihe Statesman talks 11s it Hint concern bail a I claim to the public printing for iho entire session. When wo said tho Legislature must enact a law forthwith to put iho priming out to the lowest bidder, llie editor of that pnper gels uuid n a March hare am! insists that wo nro making a perianal issnc wilh him! Hear him talk : " Tho Journal make tKs issue as personal to us, and we Irea'ed It as n pa. icnal mailer, and spoke of it n such, because tho Journal nmdo il so." This, nf conr.m, Is false. A correspondent reports that there i a rumor to the effect that no law w ill ho passed offering the printing to Ihe lowest bidder, fur tho purpose of giving it to Mmiahy. Wo reply that wn Imvo great doubts whether tho rumor is true, ns we enn hardly believe Ihal any man willso far forgot bis duties and his solemn oath ot otbee n 10 enter into any inch base conspiracy. And llus is making a personal is sue! Wn don't know how (hit i lo ho dope except by pleading guilty lo the charge of attempting tn Intluence members, at our correspondent hint at, and then ap plying our denunciation uf all such business to itself. If the Statesman nut tho thing on this ground, iben we cnufeis our remark do look a little personal, ltut we have nolhhiK to retract, und if tho Statesman likes the position it baa chosen for itself, we have no right to complain. We have heard Democrats exprocs their great ur priio that Iho editor of the Statesman should talk and act at if lie had any superior claim to tho State printing over any other oitizen of the State, Wo coufeaa w o were not prepared to see him g.-t tniuAuch n towering passion, when it is pinpesed tu carry nut a plum anu express coiniiiaiid of llie coiiMitutioii, or take it as a personal mc, when the Legislature are reminded nl tlmt clause, and of lip irduty lo ny a regard for their nuths nnd its duo observance, by biking slept to comply with it. That paper cannot yet comprehend how it happened that a Democratic Constitutional Conven tion could ho far lor get its obligations lo lliat editor as to put iho public printing where ho would have no bet ter claim upon it limn miv other cilizeu. Had he not iovc them ? H'.'d he not spent a long life iu iho cause oI'LocofixnisinT Had be not npeut money to sustain and uphold tho parly, and how could they so far forget Ihetr fealty to him ns lo sav that, hereafter, all tlio peo ple nf tho S'ato should be on an equuliiy about this priming business ? We imy the jVatannfin cannot yet quite comprehend lint ibis impudent act lias really been done this mitrnge upon it prerogative really been committed. But it is renlly even so. They presumed to do Ihut very thing. They presumed In say lliat if tUSfatetman did the tens of thousands of dollars of work for the Stale, il should do it for a price at least a low n bis neighbors wrm willing lo do it. This is wind they have done. This, we repeal, is what the Legislature must carry nut promptly nnd fairly, or be prepared to face llie consequences before (heir constituents. Wo havo yet to bear of tho first one that is disposed In violate hi nnth for nny fancied censure be nmy receive from the Ohio Statesman. When such a "iu'lit doeB appear, (he people may d-pund upon it that ho will bo bld up so lliat they can all seo how ho look. THE UNION ON K08SUTH--M0RE OF IT. Tho Republic copied the following parngrnph from the Union, and expressed ils approbation of its tone and spirit : "An friend of ihe great principle with which his nnnio Is so nobly identified, wo deem il matter nf re-grot that he has not contented himself with iho signili-1 i-aut national welcome that has been tendered to him, und no left his cause lo the spontaneous action of our . ii-nplo, without prop' Hitg lo our government any fur- lh' -r or uioie dint met enunciation nt this litno of a new natiniial policy iu regard lo European affairs. " Thereupon. Ihn Union copied tho paragraphlrom the Republic, ami in reply, among other thing, said: " Notwithstanding lio Republic h approval, 111 the above rctinrns, of Hie expressions it cites from us, we yet, ul'er iho more scrutinizing examination which so suspicious a circumstance calls lor, deem our Inn gin ge ntiteiv proper and unobjectionable. Lerlainly it is wholly iu harmony wilh the whole tenor of what we have heretofore vviilteii ot Ko-ootlh and his cause. As the Re public ha suited lliat it is nut so, wo ask that journal to copy Irotti tm v editorial artic les of our upon the uhiect nay simile passage which it cau hud in tho lightest depree contradictory to the paragraph above iiid. Wo have 110 repentance,' prompt or tardy, in this mailer, because we sinm) now, iu regnrd to tho great lluni:aiiun and bis mission, just where we have lood from the fiist That is to say, tho Unin has, " from ihe first," din. ppmvi d Ihe object of Kossuth's mission to America so far as ho asks our assistance In carry out bin plau of tiou-inierveuiion. And it defies the Republic to point out any nth- r luuguaL'e or doctrine from it columns. Wo think the Republic will tind 110 opinion at all in the Union on this question till lie 18th of December, tho time when the above article was written, But we lake the above us evidence that the editor has always thought opposition, (hough bo had out before found liuio tn writ" it nut fir his pupor. THE MONROE DOCTRINE OF INTERVENTION. Tho Wubii'g'nu Union, in mi article 011non-intervention, proceeds to deinoiistralo that that doctrine does not npply to the case of llungnry. As tho case is fairly put, nnd in as wo imdeisiand it, we copy it for the benefit of our readers: "The re.ifon given by Mr Monroe f-r Ins declaration was, that we resent injuries, or make preparation for our defence, only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced, and that our position, which neces sarily connected us with the mlit r nations of America, and the similarity of their institutions lomirown, gave us a right to rep ml nny attempt to coulinl their desti nies by r.urnpivni powers ns uuttieiiilly and dangerous to us. The rightfulness of ibe, Monroe declaration depended on the nearness of the American nations and the similarity of ih.-i: politico) systems to our own. Il wus ibis th it give ns llm riglu to protect them from iiuv attempt ol European powers, Had Hungary been in America, then llm Monroe declaration would have required 11 to prevent. Iho Itusi-m intervention. But, as Hungary was far remote from us, we could not urge any thinner to our rights, or to our political priticiplet, in just lion! ion of a forcible ullvmpl to arrest ihe course of Russia. The principle of the Monroe declaration did not apply, ti"r could it apply to Huropenn u Hairs, except in tho event of 11 goueiul alliance sutlicientty foruiidablo to menace 11 oven across the Atlantic. Whenever nil alliance shall be formed, having for its object ibe extension uf political principles nnd systems hostile to our own, of n;itliriont power to make Ihe Atlantin no longer a sure defence, then iho principles ol the Monroe Jeclnruiioii would lustily us in resort ing to nrm in aiding ' thwart the purposes of such an alliance. From tlio Wahiiii,'toii llepntillc.) ANOTHER CUBA EXPEDITIONIST PARDONED. Oti the itth of October lust, a copy nf the following letter, of Mrs. Ophelia P. Talbot lo Iho President, was Iransinitied by Ihe then Anting Secretary of Slate to Her Catholic Ma iestv .Minister near this (iovernment, vviih tin request kindly to intercede with tho authori ties of Spain ui behalf ut tho only son of Mrs. Talbot, .lumen M. Wilson, 0110 ot Iho J.ope. expeditionists, then a piiioner on his wny to Spain: N:w Onr.VANs, September 25, I5l. To His Excellency President Fillmore: Dkaii I a 1 iikr vv 01 r Cor.t tuy : To you I look for heli. My dear son is one of the unfortunate prisoners to tSpniu. He is nil the cliilu 1 have; 1. only nineteen years old. not twenty-two, ns stated, lie Wat inno cent and uus'iNpectitig, and iho more easily duped He saw no means ot making n support InrhimscM und me. wo being poor; couiu get no employment; my health was bid ; he therefore hoped to do something hy 'uiim to Lima, nut, Hlas, 1 am worse Ihnn poor Death would have been more welcome. His father tied when he wn very young in Texas, which makes him more dear to 1110. Uh, cruel fate; why have 1 lvcd to sen tins f I'erhups to suit Some wise design, God's1 will lie done, not initio 1 I have prayed tor his hie n 0111 no nuio no icu ; 11 wat spared. Near rresr dent, w ill il be possible for ymi tn do nny thing ( Can von comfort me f I am weuiing rtwuv. Methiuka I cannot bear up under the idea of ten years j Mrliaps executed or detained for life, or the climate cause his death. I fcol for all of them, and pray for all ! It was no) my will that he thnnld go; he was seduced into it by oilier.. Dear father o( the land of mv birth, tun Voii do any thing? Will you ask fur their release? Meihml(sou will, and it wnu'il be grunted. W illy feel oih-udcd wiili mo for appeuling Id you for com fort, f If so, 1 beg pardon. My ilisliessluis stimulated mo to venture to darn in address tho President, li whom else could L look for comfort T If you could hut seo me, I know you would pily me. It any one knew 1 U'Ml npproncueii you , lliey linglit II1111K I pro sumed much. Pcihaps 1 do. Yet nieiiiiuks you will view it iu charity. Will you try to do soiueibing lor their release 1 With ut I duo respect tn your excellency, OPHELIA P. TALBOT The bnppy result ol the application will appear Iroin liio leiierni ,ir. Pollster In sir. Talbot, trans mitted 11 note ol Don A. Ciilderon de In Bnrcii, II Catholic M;jesly's Minister, nnd its enclosure: I bxr aiitm knt or SrvrK, WASttlNoroN, December 17, IS5I, Mr. Orur.i.n P. T At. nor, New Orleans, L;i. Mapam : It givea me sinceio pleasure lo lie enabb to inform you Unit Her Majesty tlio (Jueen of Npnitl, to w hose Minister in ihi city a copy of your letter tt Ihe Prchident nf llie'.'olh September last had been com iiiunictited, with the request lo intercede with his gov runient m bclmll n yntr unli.rlunate son, .lames y Wilson, bus not only graciously pardoned him, but Inn luihislieil him also from her own private purse llie menu Inn-turn speedily In his home. 1 trnnHiiil. enclosed.!! copy ol Ihe note 01 ui" .vi mis ter ot Foreign Relations ol Spam lo Mr. tJah'eron on Ibis subject, and nt hi nolo to me. I am, mndiitn. very rcspecltuliy. your nn 111 urr- Valit, DAMi;i MIM I"-" Spanish Minister to Secretary of State. tuansi.ation. 1 WasiiIMitok, December 10, 1851. Having forwarded lo the Secretary of Slate of Her Catholic Majesty ihe letter which Mrs. Ophelia Talbot wrote In Ibe must excellent President, nnd which was sent to mo bv otdcr of Ion excelleimy Ihreiigh iho Department nf State, 1 have received from the Morquis of Miratlores ibe rep'y, of which 1 have iho honor of ,.nr!.,.iiiir mi exact translation. In tho Hon. Duniol Webster, as n proof ol the nuiguaniinntis s. ulimenls of Her Majesty llie Oueen. I nvni't myself of thi occasion to renew In the Men. Dunn I Webster the mnurances of my most distinguished consideration. A. CALOERON DE LA BARCA. lion OsNin. WnTiR. Seerotury ul Stale of tlm United Stales. Velalions of'Spain to the I'nrav Rr- tram-dinary and Minister VlrnijwU-utiary of Her Catk- elte Majesty in Washingtm. I Tiimil.lTIIIV.l BiRt To the Secretory of Iho lnierinr I write under thisduto us follows: Amongst the various recoinroendatinns which majesty has received from the Government of the t'ui ted States iu behalf of several of the prisoners belong ing to mo mst expedition ol Balna Hernia, the attcii- tl'puot our sovereign, the queen, lias been more par- iictilarly attracted by a letter written lo ibe Presideul of the United States by Mrs. Ophelia P. Talbot, entreating bis mediation in behalf of lior young son, induced by poverty und inexperience to lake purt in this criminal enterprise. ' The simple and touching terms in which ihe letter describe, tlio despair of tins mother, deprived nf tier only son, have not lulled to atlect tho benevolent heart of her majesty, ever ready to stretch forth the hand of mercy tu the unfortunate; whilst ihe religious resignation id the writer still more strengthens Iter mairstv't. desire to coiilirm her in her pious cunfideuce. There- tore, toiling aside in thtscaso every other consideration hut that of restoring happiness to an unfortunate mother by restoring to her the nun. il bus pleased the queen to make use of the prerogative conceded lo her by ihe lawn, and to pardon tho prisoner James M. Wilson, aged twenty-three, a native of Indiana, and sou nt Uuvnl Walton ami Ophelia P. Talbot. And tier majesty, wishing (hut no delay uuiv occur in Itieexecutioii of her kind design, bus given order tliut the expenses of Iho voyage of the prisoner Wilson 10 Now Orleans shall be puid out of her own private purse, so that the inexperienced and erring young man may return us soon at possible lo the arms of his discansalate mother. T.f thin end tiie competent Spanish authority will agree wnn mo American consul an 10 ihe amount ni mo expense and the immediate embarkation of the young man, which, by order nf her majesty, I mnko known to your excellency that, through your department, suitable orders may be issued without deluy for the punctual fulfillment of tier majesty's desire, und tho bill of ihe expenses uf the young mall's voyage bo forwarded to me." Which I copy to your excellency for your informa tion. Madum!, November 13, lK5t. (Signed! MAIUJU1S OF MIRAFLOIlES. To Her Majesty's Kuvoy Extraordinary and Minister 1 leiiipoieiiiiury 111 t usningioii. From the Clevelsnd Hi-rilil. THE LOSS OF THE MAYFLOWER. The card of tho passengers un tho Mayflower, for which wi are indebted to F. A. Backus, Esq., nf Detroit, will be rend with great interest, us giving die de- ; tails of a disaster na severe an nny that over occurred on iho Western hikes. Mr. Backus nuvs that tho boat was fairly encased with ice, which cracked as the seas struck the boat, making a grating, groan ing sound, any thing but cheering music to tlio curs of those en hoard. The dense mist enveloped tho boat and rose as high ns the marl, but above could be seen the stars und iho clear sky. Iho air was so cold that men who stood for ten minutes nt tho ice-caned wheelleft it with frosted bauds and feet. After iho parting of ihe hog chain, Ibe cabin moved two feut afore nnd aft, with every motion of the tea. II is wonderful how men managed to lix ropes to the rudder of tiie Mayflower, when lliat rudder was rov- reu with thick ice increasing with the dash ol every wave. A lew minutes before the boat struck, land loomed up before her, n high and rocky shore which promised speedy nud certain destruction tu the boat und all on board, Witti rudder disabled ami almost useless, the steam run down, wbeclliouie stove in, and iho boat rolling heavily in the troughs ul ihe sea, tho was slowly backed oil, and run lo the spot which pave better hopeol'efl'ecl'jg a landing for those on board. From tlieCapluii. tu the Cabin buy all behaved with a courage und cot bicss never supussed. During llie whole time, Cajitr iu Vun Allen never entered the cabin save to call men tc duty, and his nlliccrs and crow, und the passengers, were j utitirieg as himself. It is said that Capt. Van Allen objected leaving Detroit mi hit Inst trip and that tie was overruled by llie owners nf tint boat. It is also said Ihut be left Bull'iilo against his own judgment, but in compliunce wiihu telegraphic order from the Superintendent of the Mich-gull Central Railroad. Statkmkht or Passkncer. At n meeting uf ihe passengers on hoard the Mayflower after her reck, the following resolutions were adopted : " Ibatlhrouph Providence, we have escaped Irein Hidden and feu 1 lul death: " That we feel, in tlie urate ml emotions of our hearts. that a simplo statement of facts is duo from us, that justice may bo rendered tu those by whoso exertions wo were rescued." We left Ihilfulnat 1(U o clock Monday evening. The night wiisclour, though cold, and wind from Nortii'tird' About pi it chanced tu Southwest, and ut one we mo' he full force of ibe gale, ami such a gate ns was never wiluessed on ihisor other waters. The cold was most intense, und tho water being warmer thin the air, steam rose from it so thick ill it we were shut in wilh the mint. We run up Ihe Lake till li.j, w hen the storm becamo so furious, and the ice Was collecting in such piantity b-nvurd, that it was no longer safe lo breast it. We then turned and ran down ibe Lake before, the Sab till seven o'clock, when the Caption being lenrful of getting loo far down, again lurried and stood up the Lake under easy steam, hoping that it Would soon clear up and give us some laud mm k. But tin mist pat ked morn closely upon us, while the storm of bail nnd snow in creased, Then commenced, as it were, tlie arduous' luties of the Captain and his crew. Throughout ull that dreadful day and night. Captain Van Allen and li i a Mates kepi the deck. Neiiber tho storm nor iu- lense cold drove them an in -tin l from their posts. I Covered witti ico, witti hands and leet frosted, yet undaunted, they met every emer'iiey, wilh lliat coolness, courage and skill, to winch, iu the end, we owed our lives. An instant' indecision, at rimes, would have hunted us into eU-rnitv. About H o'clock, Tuesday morning, a heavy sea struck tho .Mavlluwerandsln parted her Hinder chains and broached loo, nnd tuy at tho mercy of tlie wuvet, which seemed to strike wi'Ii the lorce ol rocks hurled :aitist her. Tlie second tea purled her larboard hoe chain, and for five hours we lay pounding in iho trough ol the sen, it making a clean nreacu through tier gangway, wo deeming every sea would break iu her loWt r works. Her pitaru maier mo uaugngti renin now give way, tln'ti under her store room, then undor her saloon. Finally her crew got tackle to her rudder aft, which owing In the ice which covered tlie ropes: as soon nt they were exposed, was a work nf time and severe suffer iiK. The Mutes and crew froze their fin gers. Now wo were unly able to work ihe rudder about 24 feet. Her first Mate, Mr. Cavolry, took hit stand nt tlie stern tackle, anil, working it with the chains from above, remained there till we went nshoro. She was now brought against the storm, working tu (ho Southward. It wan now 1 o'clock, and the gale had increased to a hurricauo. Still shut in by impen- trnblo mist, a heavy sea now struck the hoi t and cur ried away Iter starboard smoke pine, ami nearly all the fastenings of her larboard one. The Captniu was prompt tn meot this new misfortune. A man was stationed with hose in hand, which was attached tn the engine, ready lo play on the first appearance of fire. and there be tonl til we needed nun 110 longer. Tlie Engineer, tb;iu whom a cooler or more brave man does not exist, now put out all the tire but in two furnaces, and wotkod her at Ibat. Tlie bout wu now virtually a wreck. Her upper cabin bad sttrtcil, and sho worked two feet for wan I and aft wilh (lie sea, dipt. Van Allen made un his mind to bench her, nn sho could not live nut, ami eu- donvorcd In net her before the wind for that imrnnse but she was loaded so with ice forward, and with ihe scant use of Iho rudder nnd little steam, that it wns found useless. Wo now held nnr course 8. W., wind S. 8. W. At 7 o'clock we tirnck a field uf ice which stove in her wheel-house and started her decks forward She was now kept on her course, ns was supiMised, for Cleveland. She worked about three miles an hourf At lOj the Uupmiti bail the lend rust ; no bottom was reached, nml ut 1 1 o'clock she struck, mid soon, though sho wns at once backed, was hard and fust. She poitudrd badly, nnd was Immediniely sail I led. She came nhore one-half mile above Elk Creek, IS miles above Erie. At day-light, with assistance from the shore, some 200 feet distant, a life lino was got out nml made Insi to a tree, and wo were taken ashore by that. Our hearty thanks nre due to Judge Miles for bis timely aiil in getting us nshore, in building fires upon ihe bank, and fur rendering un every assistance in bin power. To Cnpt. Van Allen: his Mutes, Wm. Cavelry and Roliert McLemit his Engineer, Frank Farran. under Providence, we repeat, we owe our lives; nnd a such preservers shall always regard them. To the Steward. W. (J. Cobbiir, nur gralelul thanks are duo for his continued exertions for our comfort. THOMAS WATKINS. Jr., Toledo, .1. R. NICHOLS, Bullalu, M. PECK". Rochester, STEPHEN ROGERS, New- Yoik, S. 0. CASE, Detroit, M. HARTLEY. New York, II. E. HOOKER, Roche.ter. JERRY HITCHCOCK. Run. I". K. W. BACMJS, Detn.ii. River, from Marvsvillo tn the Big Sundv, has been surveyed and found lobe a very level nil I teasible route. Poktio. " Vie Iron Hull " is Ibe name of ibe prin cipal uuiiiBeinent II nil in Portsmouth, sui'izested pmba bly by ihe quantity nf pig iinn hanletl to that place. A suit tins been rommenced in tho First District Court of the United Stu'es against Ktt.TT Smith, a de faulter of Hiirly yearn standing, lie was mletaulter us Navy Aueiil. lor me nun 01 fjnu.uui? 111 iry:i, snue which time he hmsbeen doing a heavy business ns Bro ker under In son a name. Tuie Union Aktist. A periodical wilh Ibis title has beeu commenced at Pittsburgh, Pa., hy R. D. Haht-inmn. devoted tn Agriculture, I lortieiilture, ami Mo- chuuirs. The second number, which we have seen contain several valuable articles un subjects connected with each nf their department. rF" The Kossi rti Fund has readied f 10. noo, and Is rapidly increasing Tnis is the kind of assistance that will be of essential service, to them in ibeir future operations. L"t those who have a surplus of menus re member that ten dollar is worm a hundred patriotic her Upeoches to Hungary. THt'RSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1851. The Capitoi. in Flamr ! -Such was the startling bend of a despatch received by u about 10 o'clock yesterday, from Wado't telegraph line. We inimedi-alely issued slips and sent them around town. The extent of the injury will be seen by reference to our telegraphic columns. It is a great calamity. OUR WHIG FRIENDS Throughout tho State are beginning to procure subscribers for the Journal in earnest. That 't right ; but we have slill nnt half as large a circulation as we should regularly distribute. Come, friends, wake up t Meanwhile wo are greatly obliged to those good Wbigt and truo who have been interesting themselves in our behalf. To JoaiAH Smith, Esq., or Mt. Rlanchnrd, Hancock county ; A. A. McImttke, Chippewa, Wayne; J. Cupping, Esq., Medina, and miracrout others, we are under e. pet in I obligations for (heir "extended" favors. Acitiu we suy to the Whig? every where" fall in the ranks! ' OUR CITY COMMON SCHOOLS. A large number of our citizen have this week, had an opportunity of attending the examination and exer- isesof our City Common Schools, under the superin tendence of Dr. Lord. And we but report tho goner-til voico, when we say it has beeu with high gratifica tion, and admiration of the zeal and ability uf the teachers, and the progres of the scholars. Our Common Schools are one of the institutions of our city, and of which every citizen may well be proud. They have realized the ideaul their friends, and have imparted incalculable benefit to all classes uf our children. On Tuesday evening, we attended tho exhibition of tho Schools connected with the High School, at the Reformed Church, on Town street. Tho capacious building was completely and densely filled. The exercises were of an interesting character, and well cal- 11 1 a ted to gratify tho Teachers, the Board of Educa tion, ami the friends of the scholars that took part in the exorcises. Tho graduating class in the Femalo Department ac-pritled themselves with great credit. Tho Valedictory address of Miss Is An km.a Gauoinkii, was a well writ ten, beautiful production, Tho music wns good, the audience was attentive in short, all were pleased, de lighted. Wo cannot close this article without commending the arduous Inborn of nnr city Board of Education iu their etV-irtt to make our public Schools what they are. Tin citizens of Columbus owe them a debt of gratitude that they can never pay. Among their number, let us designate one the Hon. Jamks L. Batks. His address to the graduating class on Tuesday evening was one of the bappie.st and most impressive thing we Imvo ever listened to in Unit Hue ; and his remarks in favor of tlie Common Schools nf ihe city, tu the audience, at tho close, were excellent. We wish every parent in the city could have listened to him. Such e (forts cannot fail to havo n most favorable effect, upon tlie public miud. Let parentt inform themaelves about our achoolt, and judge of them by their merit, and there will be but one opinion, and that will be, that they should be upheld by Ihe mural force, at;d the taxes of the people. It is cheaper to sustain school, than it is to sustain Courts, Sheriffs and Prisoners. For the Clhii BtsW Jnurnsl, KOSSUTH LETTER FROM A SUBSCRIBER. MAitmn, O., December 1851. Dear Bascom. Being a reader of your piper, and only responsible for my own opinions, I wish to say through this medium that the resolutions, 3, 4, 5, and G, pissed at the Kossuth meeting in your city on the 13th instant, seems to me to becbanicterized byanti-American doctrine. Tln-ro is evidence nf abundant feeling and enthusiasm, with a "smart sprinkling" uf intemperate and not well delined seal. That an exalted opinion of the man born iu a IhihI of desjHits, nurtur ed hi the lap uf Roynlity, taught in the school of tlie nobility who by ihe lorce of his own thoughts, and llie promptings nf his mighiy intellect, conceived the grand idea of national freedom for his beloved Hungary who dared proclaim that idea lo the world support it by his eloquence and arm, and who driven from hi home by Iho treachery nf pretended friends, and Ihe jealousy und cupidity of neighbors, has slill burning in bis bosom and upon his ei'uptrut tongue, an inextinguishable love of libeity, ami nn undying hatred oppression and wrong that an exalted opinion of such a man should seize ihe hearts and souls of the liberty loving people ol America, it nnt strangj. That they should ex'end to him tho hand of fellowship, and greet him with a warm, reciprocal feeling, was to be expected nor would we bo worthy our namo were it oihorwisp. But when we honor iho man extend to him n Nation's hospitality and a Nation's sympathy, blow upon the winds of Heaven the loud trump of praise, and make the echoes ring wilh " Long live Kossuih!" and " Peace bo with Hungary !" is Dot this enough f No, ibis it not enough. At this meeting yon resolve, " That the political doctrine uf neutrality or non intervention, was never designed tu fetter the energies of twenty million of freemen, when Ihe despots of Iho earth are (rumpling nppresstd humanity in the lust: It is high tm 10 Hint Ibe Model It r public dis bar go some portion of the vast debt contracted in her own hour ol tribulation. How, then, we ask, shall she discharge this debt 7 Shall we lend our armies to tight the bailies nf Htm-gary f Kossuth says ' No, but t cy tu Runi.i, wo will tolerate no interference on your part, in tlie affairs of Austria or Hungary." But uppose Utusia does not heed 11s, what llietif Why ilien wo fnaif fight, or stand before tin world in an altitude at once ridiculous mid disgraceful. As well might we command the waves, as did tlie great Canute, at to command Russia, und not at'etnpt tu enforce that command. Political non intervention an exploded theory I (say these wise ones of the State, wbosj hearts are filled wilh expansive. Republican seal.) Embroil our dear America wilh every European revolt? The Father of his Country linle thought, and knew lest of the light which would break in upon this laitor half of the nineteenth century ! I readily admit that 'Mho true political wisdom of the American people is to spread her heaven-born principle of man's equality mid fraternity broad-cast the world over" hut nf( to ' break iu pieces every yoke, and let the oppressed go free." We have had quite too much nnddling with yokes and bondage In our own country, wbero that meddling was not appreciated, for our internal peace. To spread the principles of human liberty ihe science of free government and to hold up to ihe world iho beauty of nur Republic, is our duly but to force I hat system upon any foreign people to break the yoke nf political bondage of any nation under heaven, or to command a third party to stniid still while two nations, by arms or otherwise, decide a question of government, is not tlie duly uf America, nor do I see that it would be policy fur her. If we may do this, we espouse the quarrel with all ita consequences. we command, we must see that we ure obeyed ft I have no doubt our people will da wle n ihey tell John Bull ho mutt not fire into our vessels, If John should nut heed us, Uncle Snin will be apt lu make a smoke about hi ears which will effectually kilt t IV (ho Munition, nt least. If our liberal w ish to givo the Hungarian cause money, let them do so let the natinn honor Kossuth ns his talents and standing deserve Kossuth loves liberty bo admires our (iovernment, nnd np proves her policy, with one exception which exception is the grentbulwark of our continued peace wilh all Ibe world. Let us light tho but-tb t of other nations assist in planting tho Hag-atnfT of liberty un Hungarian soil by nur mighty arm protect its tarred folds, and we involve our nation in hiex-trirable difficulties we tight battles not our own we settle difficulties not submitted lu us for atbitrament we become 11 sell-iuipost d umpire of nation. I hope yet lo see sullicieiii well-tempered xea and lovo of country In wiilistand ibe templing invitation to show nur national greatness and love nf liberty by our endeavor to force nur principles uf government upon the nxiinus nf Europe. Long may it be, ere our America hdl bo em b no led in the caldron of Oonti- iit-iiul politics. Yours, truly, JONATHAN. The iVir York Herald chum lo havo received au-ihentio information from Marseilles, confirming the i iitemeiits previously made about tho difficulties be-I wren KiWH'Tii and tho officer of the Mississippi, at that port It adds that Mr. Ho not, our Consul at Marseilles, In wnlien Idlers, which aro on lite in (lie Slide Department al Washington, giving a full description nf these iliili'iiltiei, and ibst dipt. Luna bit admitted the truth of the atatctnenta. The exlremo odd weather Is very aevere on the '' wheels uf the railroad car. The Litlle Miami Company have broke a many a Gu in a week.

V VOLUME XLIL COLUMBUS, OHIO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1851. NUMBER 18. rUIIMtUIKD KVRItY TIJKPDAV MOIININO BY MUOTT & BAS( O M. 'H-'FICK JbUBKAL BUILDINOS.HHill AND PKA KL STHKFTS. CUUMTINU ROOM ON 1'UAKb HTRI1KT. TBIt.MH Invnrlnlily In advance. Week iv per Hiinum In Co)uiiiIuh i','00 Out ot the city -, by mull, single Toe.uhjiot loiirsiut upwind 1 -jy Tin iibsnl ten Hnii upward, to one inltirrsi 1 nil Owlly, iiiim y o Trl-Wwekly, do (Hi Weekly do., ilnh Mi Tonlubi ol ftva and upward -UJ Tlin Jourmil is also pul ill shed Dnfly nml Tri-We!;lv iliirinj; thr-T mr i Unity per annum, by mail, i; Tri-Weekly, t?';i. RnH'N flf AilverlUhiii Wrrlilv I'nner. Onnnqiinri', Id line or Inn, one nifir-rtiim " ' " enchmtilitioiisl " " 1 month " " " 3 " P 3 ..)( r.o .. u !5 .. 1 All a r.ii, .. r no .. h u LMI MI ..'Jti oo 8 oo . .nn no ..cn oo " " changrsblc monthly, pur nniium. m weekly " " HtnndliiBcnril, one suunre or Ws, " l4 Tolurnn,:hnngpaMrqiinrtfrly," " I " " mo mi '.cirsrgcshle in cotilormlty with Oilier discs nntorovUml (' tlii- above rati'i. All l.'mlcil iiilrertNernnnt to lier-hnrgfMl not less lh an double tn nitovn me, unit mennired hh If solid. AilvorlWmt'ution the Inside exclusively) to hurhHred ntthn rsto ot SO per cunt, in advance on tin above rules. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2:t, 18 M . THE CASE OF JOHN S. THRASHER. In number column we publish ihe letter of Mr. Wkii-mn. Secretary ot Sinto, to our Minister nt Madrid in behalf of Mr. Thrasher. This li tter announces the fuel heretofore unknown tons, iliut Mr. Thrasher in no longer u ciliz-n of Hit) Uniied Stales, but is a regular subject of the Sptiui h Government. Tin' United Stales have, from tlio beginning, held mid advocated iho doctrine tli.it h mini may expatriate himself that is, Hint a subject of Gro a Britain may conn to tlm United Slates, mid by declaring 1mm intention t(J , nuno it citizen of the Country, and hy hiking iho final oath ut nl-legiancojio becomes, to till jutontsiind purposes, a nub-fticl of tin' United Stali'd, nt id centos to be a subject of Great Britain. Tin Wiir o'' 1S12, to n prent extent, prt'W out of a diHiTt'tico of opinion on this rjtit'Htion. Uf coiirs-, ii HTsiii Ity lfnving tho 1,'uited Suites nnd going In Culm, mid there tutting l)i ontli of nlli'innre to the Government o Npuin, liecoine to nil intent nml purjiiiHi'ii, n Spanish unhj'-ct, nnd reaties to he tt ftiihjert of (he United States. Notwithstnnding till thU, cx-eeiltive hiive imttrueted our Minister in Spuin to do till he enn lf procure hm lhoniliou. We Imvo very Utile doiiht it will he done. It ill ntiiusinp to ice whtit fouls mime of the suiiill ileniiiogueH of the coimtiy ni'ilio of themuelves over this cam. They nru not willing to let CoiiRreM nml the fioveminenl innnjge our nil' tiis, but are diftposeJ to tulle tAv ml Jight ;it uneo. The 10' fi'iitlcineu are rememheri d. IMPORTANT CASE PENDING. Ymteid;iy the Court in Hunk look up tin cumo from Wyandot county, wiH-rein the question of the Coimii-tutionitlity nf;dl Iiiwb uutliorizing (ouniy nml town nuli-ncriptioiiK tn Hail roads, in involved. There nro other pniiihi in tliei-nHe, biitthia i nnn of them, mid to tlm people of tlio State in one of vait magnitude. .Indo 1 Itimcimto opened the argument m luvur of the Cum-pnny, nnd dmctiL'd the rpiePtion of tin- cuiHtitution aliiy of such lawn very nhly duriny hi- hour. To-dny' -llm iirgumetit will be reNtinied. We loib-iir to muke nny comments till the question is nettled, whit li will pt ohiihly be during the week. NON-INTERVENTION, lion. JticiUlii) KtiHH, u diHiitiguinhed Democi.it of riiihidelphin, is writing a series of nrticlefi uhiih nro publiaiied in the Intelligencer, in oppo-ilnn to dm doe-trino of KosftilTii on Hie tmn intervention question. Ah lie 1 1 us been for ti hui" time in political lite, bis view ,(ro entitled to rouHidenitioii, nnd are eiilurred wish great iiliiluy. The following is tlie cnncliiiini of Itiw Inst communication, lie is commenting on Ko-uih' lltinpiet uprecli in Now York: "The principle. of Washington were not yet (lim-iii il-ed. Kin precept a and bright cxiinple were iiciiher runty not viiniisln d over, 'i'he (ioserumein at home, I lie President mid Ins (;,il)tiii'i, then compriNiug A 1 1 ; 1 1 1 1 h nnd Calhoun nnd Crawford, h id not !-' it lectured out of their uncietil elementary I'Wth. In Kehruiiry of tlio next yenr, (180 I,) alter the Moiiioe dec larn lion whit b is now imuimd loinvolve tj:s piop.ii.'iindiHt iiieeiplfl, Mr. Adams iluei-ied Mr. )tnli to inlorm tlio (iierk DepulieH in Luiuinu tliat the ('niled Slates could do nothing for them, tind rested I ho rel'iH.il, not on the want of sympalhy, but on tlir ground of " C outfit tihnnnl and interna' ionul duty.'" Nny, mote, the then Sei n ta-ry of Stme, (nnd wo wish bo were here yet tn utter hi- warning.) loan whom n truer friend of universal liherly never lived, h id put on record his opinions ns In what wax iho duty of the United Slates. A nhori time bolbre, wtid.it Spanish America in her iuohI perilous strii;!;;l' nod a Year hebiro she h ul Icen re-cn;iiizfd by llio I niled St ites, Mi'. Adam Ind delined h in opinions ns tn nnteintervrutioii in words not to he mifttindurHtood: America," s 'A he, "ha nlMtiiitinl fnun iolerfer-tne in ill" coiieerni of olliors, rven ic'ie-t the runihrf. kits been for principle 10 which the rlinff a lo lh; imt vthif drop which eiutf the heart.1' ' Wlieiwer the st ndaid ol freedom has been nullified, there will lierlicuit, 1(T Icui'dictioiis, and her pr.iyers be. lint nho eoen not abroail in ne;ircli of mongers to destroy, blie irt tlm well-wisher to tin freedom nnd independence of nil. She in the champion nnd vindicator only of her n." M r. Adnni'M oratioii, IS01. The next slep in the buitii'ss W:ih the tr.nismissiiin bv Mr. Hush to the S-i r-tary of Si ite, in I) lober, o Jr. Uuniiing'i decided conversation with Triuce l'o-Vutic, nnd lie bitter's diseluimer of nny mlver-e designs on the pirt of I' t atice ; and lln-ii loilowed, in )e-cemlmr, the I'renidenl's Metrtige, with its ciuimus phniseology. This is the history ol the Monroe ib clnralt'in, divested of rhelorie mid exaggeration. It li nl r h reuce Btrictly to Ammiciiii iilliiis nml interesU, and M. ko-siitli and his adherent presume largely on n predominant ignorance mi ihi s.ibjui l ol o.ii' bntory when Hmy invoke it a a preivdeul or n qimiilic ilinii of the Wasliiulou diMitrio. Mveu oil lii it Amttir.m sijlijecl Mr. Clay, the great ch nnpioii ol Spuin.ii Amei icua m-ilepindence,oud wlme lyimjiioppohiiion to M ". Moinou's iidiniiiistraiioii was tlio rtpur to prick the side ol tlteir intent, when tie became a Cabinet Minister pronounced strict neutrality to be our duty, and our policy too. " In thin war, so Jong raf;iii; between Spain nnd her colmiifl," said Mr. Cl iy, in it letter to Mr. Muldletoii. asking the mediation ol Kuxnia, "the I'nited Si.iieh have been InHC'ivo nnd iientr-il speetnters of th- pissing scenes." They were ho bei-HUHD tt vn lledr well-Hscerlnitied duty lo be so. Mr. Whi-'TIr'h language about the same time, was to the m:w elfeet. Thour.li he was willing to givo the most liberal c iiitni' iiou lo the Monroe doclnralim, in Ins speech on I lie 1 annum Minsion he protiouneed it as only nnd suiclly applicable to nuestiotit of American interest I it not then bold and dangerous for n srangfr to come at this day nmoust us nnd try to reverse thesn elenientiiry docirines, this boiuohold faiili, this priiici-iileol'nbutmeuce from all concreiiin Knropean pidiiie.. which il ceiHCcrated in tlm oxnniile mid prei:ept of every great man, living nnd dead, of the (("public f This is a question 011 which thoufihiful tncti may well p 1110. It was my intention to s somotbing aliout M. Koi-suth's other precedent, the Tannina Mission; but 1 feel I have Intruded already loo much upon your pm e. Jtf li. THE CASE OF JOHN S. THRASHER. A message was received I nun the I'residnnl of tlio United States, in nimver to n resolution of the !Hli in staul, calling for information in regard to Ihe imprisonment ol John S. Thrasher at Havana, and transmitting the following letter from I bo Keerelnry of Siaio: )i.i'aktmi:nt or Statk, ) Wahixoto!, Dee. ID, HjI. 81 nt Tlio object of (his despati h is to cad your attention particularly to the maw ol John S. Thrasher, a native born cilien of the United Slates, but for some years nat a resident in llivntm, and tln-re lately uied for high 1 reason or uuipuncy. seiiteneed to eight yenrs crmlineiiieiil to hard lahor, nnd sent to Spain 111 execution of that sentence, lie bat respectable li ieiiils and connexions ill the I niled Sta't-s who feel much intercut for liitn, and who b ivo pressed the case upon ihe eon. siderotinn of this )epnrlmeul, earnestly invoking ihe interposition of the (iovei nmenl in In behalf. It is much to be regretted that Mr. Thrasher has mada no communication whatever to tlm Department respecting the circumstance of his case, so a to enable us to see w hit m e the precise grounds o his complaint.Wo have used all lh- means In our power lo learn the particulars, as you will perceive, by opies of two loiters addrested by this Department to the American Consul at Havana. To these letter we have received as yet no answer. A despatch upon this suhjeet was prepated tor you some days ago, but before it was delivered to the mesieuger u coinmunu atioii was n-ei iv-m from Mr. Catdenm, her Majesty's I'lenipotemiary here, commiliib alinga ropy id a letter of llie (ioveruor-Onnernl ol Cuha to him, nnd also an opinion of Ihe Oourt Ileal Audieticiil l,rcltirias(ltoyal Court of Judicature) unoii the cmslrnclion id' ibe 7 lh article of the Troaty between th- United Suites and Spain. The translation of these documents has neccsMirilv cnuscd Anne delay. You will perceive that the Spanish authorities of that Island represent that Mr. Thraslier had bnig been a resident of Havana; had beenmn domiciled there, ami had taken the oath of allegiance to the Spanish Orownj and therefore, as they suppose, was answerable to the ordinary tribunals of the couulry fur any criminal act commuted by him. This causes it to bo tho more regretted that he has made no communication to the liov Foment of his own cno, ns he underniiiiids it. lie has indeed, thtongh the ores, addressed a general letter of reiiioitHtrnucn m the iovetiiment and people of the United Slates, mid thin 1 all we hear from him personally. Nevertheless his case has been thought deserving oi attention, and there in n disposition in the (iovernment to do nil which may he proper in his behalf. If itn olliciat account of the Spanish authorities ho correct, Mr. Tlm-lier npp nrs to have ej-putruitetl himself, nnd lo have become, at least for the time, n subject ol the Crown ol Sj.atn. Ho bad cboRuii n new liovernmeu' mid a new home; and o long us bo chose lo remain under the authority nnd protection of Ihut (ioveronn nt ho would seem to have little riht to set iipngniusl it any immunity founded on bis original mid unlive character as a cili.eii of the Unilcd Slates. Theio is no doubt dial any 0110 wlio chooses to resido in a country js bound to conform to its laws, and is amenable lo its tribunal for their violi-tion. The more especially if he has promised subjection and obedience to lliose laws, and taken nn nulh ol allegiance to the sovereign Tower. Mr. llirnshi'i's ineinls insist, nevertheless, that tin biB (rial ho wna deprived of certain privileges secured lo cilizens of the United States by the 7lh article of nnr treaty with Spain of 17!i5. But it may bo doubled wiietb t, after having worn allegiance to tlio Spanish (iovernment, he can lunger claim the privileges mid immunities ol an Amortcuti citizen. In the United States, ns you know, the oath of allegiance is the consummation of the proceedings by which a foreigner born becomes 11 citizen of this country, and renounces mi auef-iance in miy mretgn (iovernment, It nmy he doubtful, nine, whether, if he were to bo regard d in all respects ns an American citizen, the provisions of ihe 7ib article of Urn treaty of ITDO have been violated in Ills rase. rrohably, under existing circumstances1, the most useful courso for the Government of llm United States to pursue in Ins behnK, and in order to obtain bis re-lease, is to make the samo application for him which has been mnd' in favor of the peisniiH connected with the expedition of bopez, who have, in like manner. been itent to Spain. His case, however, is certainly less lla- gruni man ineiiH. j ney wero violent, invaders, pro-ceeding to Cuba with arms in their hands to make war upon the Spanish government and people. Ho at most could only be guilty of boiiio connivance, or se cret countenance of theso unlawful proceedings; and, ui his friends represent ihe matter, his conduct was principally in-tig;ited, not so much by svinpatby with the invaders in I heir general objects", us by a desire lo minister to their necessities. Vim will perceive, therefore, that his case is one more tit lor a loruentcoiiBider-ntion than that of tlioe wilh whom ihe project of invasion oriuinnied, and who were made prisoners in al-leinpting its forcible execution. You will present thin point ns fully 11 b may bo to the consideration of the ijueen's fiovcriiniciit, and utgo it with enrnesiness. In the instruction of lids Depnrlmenl, No. 18, considerations were presented which it was honed would prevail on that (government to release thefto persons who had been taken prisoners in thoexpeilition of Lopez. The expectation that nich u release would be ordered i now n g I ileid strengthened by information which Ihe Department In received that (hose of the prisoners whu were Hiiiish mbjeels liave nlreadybeen liberated. Mr. Thrasher is reiu-esenled ns an amiable, mid inieb ligentnmu, and bis friends think Unit ho mold have intended to do no more tlniii lo nilminister relief to ihe nccessilien of the prisoners. We cannot juilgo of this, becnuse we havo neither any proof nor nny statement m me pnrucmar acu in winch tho alh dged treason or ouspirncv consisted. Hul. however this nmv be. von Will reprenent to her Catholic M.ijeioVs (iovertnneiit, iii as Mining a m inner as may bo consistent wilh pro-priety, the expediency of pardoning jmM wjtl, the rest, mo that nothing may remain in tlm form of lingering puitiBiimeiii. 111 nn inoivmuai to Keep alive iijo recollection of occnrieiiccs equally lamented by bulb (tov- enimeiits. Tin unthinking and imprudent have been most cflvorely tidmonishcd by event.; tlio.a who violated ill" law havo senn tiiat punish men t always awaits such violation, nnd wo may bo allowed to hope that the exercise 011 the part of her Mnieslv (iovm-iinniit of f irhenraiice and clemency will not tend lo encour- nf." ' on 11 eoierpi ises III lillliro. Her Majesty's (tovernmeni. cannot doubt the nio-lives which have n' tit'ited that ot ihe United Slates in preventing mid repressing, to Hie ti'moKt of its power, these invasions of Sjnni-h territories, It cannot doubt its full and perfect dispoilioii to fulfill all its obligation. und to maintain with Sp iiu the most Irietnlly i-hitions. And tb President directs me to say that he lii-es that her Majesty 'a (i .vermneiil. being thus Inllv asMired of the entire gnd f.iilh of ilmtofilm I'uitid Slates, will willingly listen to ihe su-.-geHioti which 1 have been directed to make in heliall of all ibe pii oners; and I repeat, with 11 still more sm-ngiheiicd conviction, the sentiment which t expressed in my despatch No, 4H, lint the n-storation ,,t ierl'e t harmony and solid and durable pence between the two countries will be aided and promoted by Ihe release ol all (hero mi-erable men from further imprisonment. With a view In its safety and dispatch, Ihis instruc-lion is sent lo you by a special bearer. I ain.hir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, DAN'L wkhstkk. To Daniki. M lUitmsnrn. Ksquire, See. ,Vc-. Madrid. THE WASHINGTON UNION vs. KOSSUTH. rtelow wo copy two edilorial indices nf tho Wih- ington Union on ihe s 1 lies and mission of Krni to ibe I'nited Slates. It is imporlanl as indicating the position which the leading mind of the Democratic party at Washington havo determined lo take, after I wo or three weeks careful relied ion and examination ol ibe whole ground. Wo copy In.m the Union of December tSlh. " rvosM Ttt. In coiinecliou with tlm resoluti m of welcome to the Mumiuriau leader, w hidi mi Monday received the final sanction o both Houses of Conre-s, find which has ibuihihss nheiidy been si "tied by Ihe ('resident, we deem it proper to present our readers tlio following brief nddiess, in which Kossuih emphatically disclaims any connection wilh nny ptirty or faa tioit in the country organized wilh a view to any action upon our domestic nll'drs, As friend ol the r.-at principles vviih which his name is so nobly identified, we deem it matter of regret (hat he has not contented himself with the significant national welcome that has ireen iwnuero mill, nlH, m jPIl caUSO 10 tile Spoil- 1 "I" aciion o nnr people, without proposing to our government any further or more distinct enunciation at 1 his time ol a new national policy in regard lu Europe- " Kn.UTIl. Aflt;I. to OL'Il fioVtRSi:NT. Wo be. lieve the conviction j very general that it would have been wiser in Kossuth at this lime lo havo rested his cause si lely with our people, and forborne to mako nn appeal lo our government for any further anion or ot-'inniisnauoii in reunion m Hungary lliati lliose which are implied in what Congress and the Executive have already done in his invitation nnd reception. This nc-lion, us we have before stated, must be regarded everywhere 11 very significant. " Ituthi nddiiioiial appeal to our government is before ihe peonle, nnd we deem it desirable lluit his re quest shouhl not bo misunderstood. His first and most important request is two fold in its character, and the two elements ol which it consists seem to us to have no necessary connection. Me nk our L'overiimenl. jirit, to recognise or declare a certain abstract dnctritio 10 ho part ol the public law o the world ; and, teewd ly, lo declare that this doctrine fhall in nil cases be inaiiitaiiiud, and eofureni by ns. It is tiinnHest that the propriety of one of ihen declarations hy pu menus implies mo expediency 01 ide other. I ho proline! ot recognising the doctrine ol public law lor which Kossuth contends as sound doctrine hy no mentis mi' plies or involves ihe expediency of pledging ourselves to maiiiiaiu or vindicate it by force, whenever it nmy iu iiiiiiicieii. " Thi distinction is important ; because, in the Judg ment of the American people. Koskiiili's principle, as nunoimci d hy him, will doubtless bo regarded a sound and true. It may be Mated us follows: Every nation Ins, bv the taw of nations, a riidit to onlahlbh and maintain its own government ; ami therefore the armed intervention of u third power to force upon such nation nny oilier government is an infraction of the laws of nation. As all abstract proposition, this teems to be undeniable. It is a doctrine which nny free government nmy, upon any suitable occasion, rightfully and properly announce. " Hut ihe further question, whether, iwsnming this doctrine to ho true, our government or nny other ought lo announce its determination in nil cases to mmwrfiin ibis doctrine of public law, mid lo resist or punish by force ils infraction, is plainly 110 question of principle, but simply of poliev of expediency. As such it must. in each iiiximico, ib-pend upon the circnm-dnnces of the parti ulur case; niid1lierefi.ro n geneial pledge or iccnirannii mane 111 auvanco n to the nc'ion ot our goverttmeui in any such case winch may ben aln-r ccur must lie imprudent and utiwine, 11 would he an attempt to do new what belongs In the future to Ihe t year, or Hie next ago, 1 he question in each cns .iiust be met when it comes up, and Ihe government, pbiiuly, must be left free lo meet il," There liave been several sudden disippearanccsof persons in Cincinnati lately, and Ibe circumstances m tu indicate Ihey havo been lotilly dealt with, These and other instances, have led, says llie Titntt. Home nf the oldest and most res pee In bio citizens ot l lint eity to consider the propriety ot organizing'! " Y igilniice Committee" to arrest, try, ami sutunuiiily punish the villains who infest the city. It further says tho propri ety ol llie move has a I read v been determined on, ami Ibe only question now is, will men come up to tho work whosr character nnd standing will give respectability auilelliciency 10 lite step r There nro only nineteen miles of staging between Cleveland and Pittsburgh and that interval is rapid I) elooiti, being now neatly half laid. Hut ns the route is owned by two railroad compiinies, Ibero is miiiic diffi culty in clVcotihg an Arrangement between them for the speedy conveyance of passengers between the two cities. It now tukf two days, w hile it might bo done in twelve hours, Tho difliculiy is caused hy the unwillingness of the Cleveland and Wellsville company to enter into an amicable arrangeineut with the Ohio and Pennsylvania road. ' THE PLUCKED OF ALL NATIONS. While England hue been presenting to the world a 'ftuuiime spectacle" ol the industry ol All i a l ions, America ha been fust turning herself into a vast goose, to be plucked by every kindred and people on the face of tlio liabituble globe. From the State of California ihe commercial nations of Europe and South America are reaping a vast harvest direct. And having already taken liio lion's share, England and France iollow up tho remnant of the yellow metal to the East of the Rocky Mountains, and by the aid of Free-Trade, after ndding to it our scraped-up savings of former years in tho shape of battered tips, levies, and quarters, pack it olf across the water. It ia return, d returned in liio nbapo of fancy gow-gawa, valued ;t buif Ibeir selling price to defraud the leveimes. An American traveler in Europe is considered moon if bo don't give twice as much for every tiling as any other countryman, Europoun dancers and singers, who are proud of lifly dollars per night when at homo, are horrified at being ottered less than twenty tive hundred nor uiebtfor singiue or dancing in America. (ie.'iiian revolutionists ask us for funds lo lo try their experiments with (only twentv hundred thousand dollurs!) while Hungary imploringly holds nut her ouuu ior a snare. Ami last, not least, a secret society is organizing in this country to raise men, (and funds,) to make another exciirsion'to Culm. A hundred oilier charities nre eagerly oskiug, like Oliver Twist, for mo kb una to missionary enterprises America gives nbout ns much as the rest of ibe world together. In addition to all this, which Rocs out in suet jo. our public lands havo become a froo gift tu any ehieii of iiie worm woo chooses to take pobsesmn. Tbero is no harm in being fleeced a litlle: 011 ihe contrary, there it much good in liberality. In a state of prosperity these millions would not bo missed. We could all'ord to free Hungary and Germany, and Poland to-boot; making up the loss in a century or no. Nay, we could do nil lliat it now asked of us, provided we wero allowed prosperity. ltut what is asked ? Why, not only is our gold taken away, hat wo nro deprived of the means of getting more; fur nmnng the many pleasuui little requircmtmis made of us, England has a standing one namely, that wo won't manufacture. "Send voormouev to us wc can sell you the pretty things." And we are sorry to say t Imt bhe in backed by a hlrong party of men in the United Slates, who persist in taking the theories uf Adam Smith, or slill worse " and more of it," the dictum of demagogues, in place ot tried and eslabished tniihs, ihe result of dearly-bought experience. We have given lo tho oppressed of all lands a home, wo havo given ibeiti land. For such gifts we aro compounded by the consequent increase of population. Wo havo given, nnd given freely, for Ihe conversion of the heathen. We nro ready to uivo to redeem (iennunv tho old bind of the SaXn, and consequently the birth- place nf freedom ltl( ij10 hilherlaud of us all. Huhlni- ry shall not ask in vain. Hut, gentlemen, don't crowd us over much! For it seems when wo nro asked for money to free certain islanders who won't bo freed, nnd who recently hunted down her would-be benefactors like wolves when, again, wo are ashed lo relin- luish to Mother England, urown rich and bloated bv ihe Protective Policy, tho monopoly of manufacturing and the wealth ensuing we must cry out "Hold! Enough. Tint look very much like rid ins a free, horse to death. Hamilton Intelligencer. AGITATORS AND AGITATION, The Cincinnati Atlas savt the following nmcdote was told the editor bv a distinguished Dumocrntic editor of ibis Slate. If trne, it nfbuds food for reflection, and shows up ihe insincerity of some of tlio open mouthed professions of " conscientiousness " on the one hand, I and of tender regards to "States Rigid" on the oilier. Happening (snys ihe Ailns) to be in Washington lust 1 winter during the angry controversy resultimr tromlbe Compromise Bills thell pending, its informant became nn unintentional and unnoticed nuditnrof an interview elweeu (iiddiugs. lie meat Anli-sbiverv chomnion of tho North, and Toombs, the great Fire Eater of the South These two men had both figured conspicuous-ly in the exciting debates of the session, and had per-hnpa done more In lash llie country into the tierce ex- ciiement whirh then existed than uuyothei men in the notion, eiicti doing his utmost to add new fuel to the llamo and introduce new causes of irritation to ihe excitement of parties. Our informant, who, from reading their speeches, nnd their bitter personal denimcia-lions ofpencil other, had supposed them separated by a hostility us implacable us that which Satan entertains for n Saint, was taken all aback, by observing them neei iinu morning on reiinsyivama Avenue, ami, alter baking bauds with great warmth and cordialitv. and making careful inquiries an to eacli other's health, en gage 111 a conversation someihiug like the following : dinniNon Hy the way loomlm, have you any more mre copies of thm lust speech of yours? Toomih No. They have all been sent off. ('inniNO I nm Sonv to bear it. Those I minted last night have had a good etl'ect in my District, und helped me amazingly. Toojuis That is just mv case. Your speeches havo increased my strenglh in mine. I will tend round for some more. (iinoiNoi Certainly, sir, certainly. And wilh that they parted. Think of lliat ! Totunlis sliindingiip in the House, and thuuderni" forth his unalhemns lo-aiiist lh Norlh and denouncing (iidilinis with a fiery wrath, as a trai tor to the compromises of tin constitution ; nnd (iid- itngs replying by irritating inueudnes, mid by n cool, ielihernb application of the scalpel to the institutions d the South, until tho House is wrought up to a frenzy of excitement nnd iben both parties calmly writing nut their speeches, in full, enlarged by additional "good licks" and after-thoughts excliaiming copies with each oilier nnd then each load i 11 l' the mails with tlm speeches of his nntasonist, to build up and secure to iiimsi ii poitncai iniiuenco nr. home: niien will the people open tbeireyes to Ihe game by which such demagogues as these have managed to keep llie country in liiriuoil, and thus maintain themselves in power f When will they look upon their governing nioiive in its true light, ami est i mule their loud-mouthed philanthropy ut its true value 1 PARDONING POWER. Tho Clinton Republican civet tome particulars of a cae whorein Governor Wood has receutly been exercising tho pnrdonirjg power, which exhibit some rather singular feature!. Four men wore tried logcihcr, in iiini coiiuiy, nisi spring, ior the murder ol one Kdeu Floyd, and alt tent lo tho Penitentiary ; one for nine vears, two for toven years, and the other one for three. the pardoning power Ims beeu exercised in favor of iuio of those sentenced for seven years, a man nt wealth and intluence, limned Huberts, while the others are b it lo " sweat it out." And it ainu'tdarlv enoiiuh happens that it i nut tlio one deemed least guiltv bv tho court, who is patdoned, nor tho one who in a poor i.., . 1 .....:i .1 1 1 . . ..... ..,, n iiiii- iuiiiiij iiupuuueiii upon ins laoor. The new Constitution, under which tho Governor is now acting, requires that ollicer tncomiiiunicate to the General Assembly, nt every regular session, each case of pardou granted, stating the name and crime of the convict, the sentence, its date, ami the date ol Ihe pardon, trilh hit reason therefor. A" the General Assembly will shortly convene, w shall deter any com men Is on what seem to us to bo an altogether unwarrantable exerctso ol tho pardoning power, until wo tee liio rea sons nt the Uovenior therefor. The oll'enso f which this man llobertn was convicted, was attended bv cir. cnmsiunces of the most revolting character, end which ought, instead nf sending him lo tho pen itmit in ry for seven yenrs, 10 imv sein mm ior llie. OUCH Wan IllO view we took o it at ibe time, and we hope tho Governor may be able to give such reasons for his clem ency, as will ftu 11 from him what will otherwise bo tlm just indignation nf nn outraged community. CiV Enquirer . Kossuth. The great Hun gar inn continues to be tin object of engrossing interest in New York, Tho Post ol Monday says that it is Ihe iutentioti nf Kossuth 1 meet the ladies nt Trlpler Hull at 10 o'clock on Satur day, ill the charge ol three or lour dollars each, the sum cn Heeled to go to Ihe Hungarian muse. hossniu 11 to mako an address nt the Itev. Mr. lleecli or' Church, Brooklyn, on Thurndny evening admission tickets $5 each. The church is capable of accommodating two thousand live hundred persons, no 1 11 in 11 an me ncKeu no uisposcu nt, Ihe receipts will amount to ftl2,MH. 1 tie dinner to be given by the liar of New York to Kossuth, it it expected, will come off mi Frid iy next. The New York paper note the following donations to the Kossuih fund t A letter has been received by Gov. Kosjutli, from Air, o iteiiiy, 01 mo telegraphic line, offering a ub scriptinn ol 91,(100 to the "Kossuih fund, "or to set apart .MM) acres nt hind lor Ihe use ol the Hungarians. Messrs. Bemhcimer, nnd HroUiers, forwarded a let ter this morning to Kossuth which contained a check tor 0u(i, to be devoted to tho cause ol Hungarv. On Saturday night at the Onora-Houe, Mr. Israel Salouian, of City Hull-place, forwarded a note to Kossuth, with the oiler of $100 nnd a check for that amount. Mr. Inhn Y. Gray, of Now York, "cut a letter to the Mugyar this, morning, containing a check Tor $100. A gentleman who wishes to be nameless before the public, tent a letter containing a freewill nlferiugto Hungary, in the shape of a check for $'250. Mr. Henry Crossman, of New York, has sent a check tor ft no to the hossuin mini. A lady, Mist Kllen Greenwood, of Norwich, sympa thises, with Kossuih mid Hungary, und presented him wiiu a poetic uoie ceiuaimug Tho workmen employed in Herring's snfe manufactory have also made u contribution ot fi.'OO. Pknsiiii.i.. -The New Yorker Imvo expended oboat $100,000 iu feasting nnd toasting Koskcth, The Pliil-ndelphiiinn propose, when he comet tu lliat city, to dispense with the dinners, and give the money to promote the cause ul Hungary, Jknny Lind waln Philadelphia lost week, and gave two concerts, and was euihusiaslionlly received. She has given her farewell concert there. The Ltianon Mar notices tho death of Iiraki. Woourufp, Esq., and of Ciiarlis Evans, both well known and influential citizen of Warren county. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC EM HER '01, j MOVEMENTS OF KOSSUTH. Seo telegraphic despatch. Kotvurn nvy 11 it polo Washington at alb The now revolution iu France, and the apparent outbreaks, in various parts of Europe may require bii immediate return to mingle in, and assist in directing, the great struggle which appears to bo iuevitableoud nip idly approaching in Europe. We are on tho eve of great, stirriu events. By the Baltic n advices it would seem ibat N a mixes in triumphant for liio present. How long even his genius will keep the mastery in quite another matter. THE NEW FRENCH REVOLUTION. We know no more of the late exciting und extraor dinary proceeding in Franco than wegavo our readers yesterday in our telegraphic column. Wo Uiall exmi- mo the details wilh great interest when they arrive by duo course nf mail. But we know enough to star tle and alarm those who hoped tor autuoilnng like stability and permanence iu the greatFreiicliIlt'public. It is Inmoutnbly too true, that there is n want of lability nnd calm reflection, on tho part of Ihe French, a a nidiim, that illy iii a them to sustain a system of government founded on tlio popular will. They are too volutile, too thoughtless, too much inclined to new whim and notions, and to run tl' after military men, and glory, to be a staid, healthy, prosperous R:puhlii;. They wore famous tor making inodul constitutions, mx-ty years ago, and soon became eiuhV fiiuoui lor setting them aside, nnd tramfrfbiffTfiem uiitTMrfont, w hen-ever a now whim seized tlietii, or ene popular lender advised them tu do so. In 1848, when 1I10 populn e broke into the assembly, drove out the adherents of Louis Philmitk, drove the old king into exile, and procluirneda Republic, the world hud a right to hope lhat something substantial would result from the movement. Wise und patriotic delegates were chosen In form anew constitution. They met and debated the grave subject for months. They proclaimed aconsii-1 tulion which wa accepted by the French 11.1t ion. 1 They proclaimed Universal Suffrage, and the popubir voice, by a very decided majority, called upon Louis Napoi.kon, tlio Nephew of the great Emperor, anil llie grandson of JorriiiNK, tu tuk" charge of their dcnti-iiies, on the first President of lie- new lt"pnb!ie. About three years ban elapsed since ho assumed Ihn cnti'nd of affairs. But it soon becinno evident that France bad not essentially changed its iiatiiro,und llm factious ami cliques were still restless, and powerful for evil. Wo will not stop to dbcrimmnlo, nnd discuss which were the good nnd whirh were llm bnd iu this strug gle. Tho result has shown licit, within three yeats, 11 new government under a new constitution, sanctioned by n decidod majority of ihe nation, can lose all its vi tality, all its ability for self-sustaining power, end cau fall before a military usurpation, with no regrets on llie part of tho great majority of the French people. We say tins as ut present advised. 1 urtiier news may present a dilVoroiit phase to the affair. Hut wo have no idea it will be essenlinlly changed. We think llie usurpation of Loots Napoi.kok will he sustained by the people, and that at the coming election, ho will be triumphantly elected President for ten years. And thus falls another trench con-litulioti ! W belli-r a decent respect for its memory will lie manifested by tin President, or whether all its essential features will be spurned, remains lu be seen. So far a llie two Ilouces of tho Legislature are concerned, wo think that a decided improvement on Ibeir vnsi, uuwiehlly body of seven hundred nnd thirty tn "in hers, tint form ed tho Legislative bndy under ibe latt constitution. Tho Presidency for ten years id quite too long for the American people But in France, where tho recur rence ol the election is nut the signal rr imnmt und strife, it is perhaps best, iti tlio present state of society, that the term should be lengthened ns Loin. Nai-ouon proposes. We intend to discuss this subject more ui length when tin arrivals from Europe put us more in possession nf the truo stale of nfbiirs. But the question arises in iho mind of every r. fleeting, republican, law-loving, and law-abiding mind, what guild duos it do to liave n constitution in France T Tliero is no public opinion there that regards uch nn instrument a of more binding force than any other piece of parchment. The popular whimol I bo moment is, on all occasions, the supremo law ol the land. tligherlaic notions prevail there, practically, and very much to their own disadvantage, ns lliey will every where, iu all civilized societies, where social organi. i- Hon, and law and order nre desirable. And hero ts the filial defect iu Fivii'di philosophy. Tlry hate no re gard for law. They hmo got lo learn the first prent leson of republicanism ih.it a rrspct I for, and submis sion to law nro absolutely essential lo liio prosperity nf a free government. They feel nl liberty, at uny litno. lu actas they see proper, without stopping lo inquire whether it i according to the law of the laud or not. They look upon government n responsible for every thing, ntul if any scheme goes wrong, if nny enter-prize failn, if 1I10 taxes aro increased, or if anything, whether the government has anything to do with it or not, is not just us is desirable, why, llie government in held accountable, nnd it in felt to lie perfectly right to join in tho lirst scheme that oilers for putting it down. We aro afraid that llie experiment - in Republican ism, on tho Continent, fur a tew years pist, liave not inspired tho mind of tho philosophical, t limiting men there, with additional hope for the speedy prevalence of Republican Government in Europe. We regret his, and so will every honest lover ol freedom. But the great truth begins In become more nnd more pal pable, lh.it, in order to sustain free jnslitutious, and make ihem minister to the public wen), the niii-s of the people must be virtuous, industrious, moral, and have n respect fur the laws of Iho bind. There iniHt bo moral power, that shall lie felt every where, which shall stand in iho tteud of armed men and brisiling bayonets. The people must know bow to appreciate law and good rule. They must feet ttio importance of their position ns freemen, not for iho purpose of piilliiig down and destroying all thai hat been done before, Imt of sustaining and upholding. Iho laws which protect I hem. Are the French that people? We think they have nmo lessons yet to learn, before they will have a amble government of n Republican form. We hope they will learn Ibat lesson without again. traveling that terrible road through aunrchy, trwr and military despotism. Wo devoutly hope for belter thing. May that hopo ripen into a happy ceri iiniy. THE PRINTING AGAIN. Tho Statesman labors hard to diwri publin n'teuiion from tho constitutional obligation nn ibe pari of the guluture to pass a Uvt forthwith, to h i the printing In the lowest bidder, nnd is attempting to gut up sonic personal issues. Wo will attend tu them iu due rea son. Hut wo cannot bo driven or coaxed from the main question, and that is, ibat Ihe new Legislature ought lo obey tho special requirement of iho new constitution. Wo do not recognize any rigid on ibeir part to violate it express injunctions for our bene tit or lliat of the Statesman. Wo shall lint hold mtr peace and seo the tighis tlio lax payers of Ohio so tlipinnt-ly trampled upon in tho very beginning of b'gislii'ion. Wo ask fur no favor. We have no right to ask lor I hem. We are placed, by the 2d section nt llie 15th article of the new constitution, all on a level, in this business. Wo have 110 right to expect any favoriliiuii, nud we are nut disposed to allow it lo any one else. Anil yet ihe Statesman talks 11s it Hint concern bail a I claim to the public printing for iho entire session. When wo said tho Legislature must enact a law forthwith to put iho priming out to the lowest bidder, llie editor of that pnper gels uuid n a March hare am! insists that wo nro making a perianal issnc wilh him! Hear him talk : " Tho Journal make tKs issue as personal to us, and we Irea'ed It as n pa. icnal mailer, and spoke of it n such, because tho Journal nmdo il so." This, nf conr.m, Is false. A correspondent reports that there i a rumor to the effect that no law w ill ho passed offering the printing to Ihe lowest bidder, fur tho purpose of giving it to Mmiahy. Wo reply that wn Imvo great doubts whether tho rumor is true, ns we enn hardly believe Ihal any man willso far forgot bis duties and his solemn oath ot otbee n 10 enter into any inch base conspiracy. And llus is making a personal is sue! Wn don't know how (hit i lo ho dope except by pleading guilty lo the charge of attempting tn Intluence members, at our correspondent hint at, and then ap plying our denunciation uf all such business to itself. If the Statesman nut tho thing on this ground, iben we cnufeis our remark do look a little personal, ltut we have nolhhiK to retract, und if tho Statesman likes the position it baa chosen for itself, we have no right to complain. We have heard Democrats exprocs their great ur priio that Iho editor of the Statesman should talk and act at if lie had any superior claim to tho State printing over any other oitizen of the State, Wo coufeaa w o were not prepared to see him g.-t tniuAuch n towering passion, when it is pinpesed tu carry nut a plum anu express coiniiiaiid of llie coiiMitutioii, or take it as a personal mc, when the Legislature are reminded nl tlmt clause, and of lip irduty lo ny a regard for their nuths nnd its duo observance, by biking slept to comply with it. That paper cannot yet comprehend how it happened that a Democratic Constitutional Conven tion could ho far lor get its obligations lo lliat editor as to put iho public printing where ho would have no bet ter claim upon it limn miv other cilizeu. Had he not iovc them ? H'.'d he not spent a long life iu iho cause oI'LocofixnisinT Had be not npeut money to sustain and uphold tho parly, and how could they so far forget Ihetr fealty to him ns lo sav that, hereafter, all tlio peo ple nf tho S'ato should be on an equuliiy about this priming business ? We imy the jVatannfin cannot yet quite comprehend lint ibis impudent act lias really been done this mitrnge upon it prerogative really been committed. But it is renlly even so. They presumed to do Ihut very thing. They presumed In say lliat if tUSfatetman did the tens of thousands of dollars of work for the Stale, il should do it for a price at least a low n bis neighbors wrm willing lo do it. This is wind they have done. This, we repeal, is what the Legislature must carry nut promptly nnd fairly, or be prepared to face llie consequences before (heir constituents. Wo havo yet to bear of tho first one that is disposed In violate hi nnth for nny fancied censure be nmy receive from the Ohio Statesman. When such a "iu'lit doeB appear, (he people may d-pund upon it that ho will bo bld up so lliat they can all seo how ho look. THE UNION ON K08SUTH--M0RE OF IT. Tho Republic copied the following parngrnph from the Union, and expressed ils approbation of its tone and spirit : "An friend of ihe great principle with which his nnnio Is so nobly identified, wo deem il matter nf re-grot that he has not contented himself with iho signili-1 i-aut national welcome that has been tendered to him, und no left his cause lo the spontaneous action of our . ii-nplo, without prop' Hitg lo our government any fur- lh' -r or uioie dint met enunciation nt this litno of a new natiniial policy iu regard lo European affairs. " Thereupon. Ihn Union copied tho paragraphlrom the Republic, ami in reply, among other thing, said: " Notwithstanding lio Republic h approval, 111 the above rctinrns, of Hie expressions it cites from us, we yet, ul'er iho more scrutinizing examination which so suspicious a circumstance calls lor, deem our Inn gin ge ntiteiv proper and unobjectionable. Lerlainly it is wholly iu harmony wilh the whole tenor of what we have heretofore vviilteii ot Ko-ootlh and his cause. As the Re public ha suited lliat it is nut so, wo ask that journal to copy Irotti tm v editorial artic les of our upon the uhiect nay simile passage which it cau hud in tho lightest depree contradictory to the paragraph above iiid. Wo have 110 repentance,' prompt or tardy, in this mailer, because we sinm) now, iu regnrd to tho great lluni:aiiun and bis mission, just where we have lood from the fiist That is to say, tho Unin has, " from ihe first," din. ppmvi d Ihe object of Kossuth's mission to America so far as ho asks our assistance In carry out bin plau of tiou-inierveuiion. And it defies the Republic to point out any nth- r luuguaL'e or doctrine from it columns. Wo think the Republic will tind 110 opinion at all in the Union on this question till lie 18th of December, tho time when the above article was written, But we lake the above us evidence that the editor has always thought opposition, (hough bo had out before found liuio tn writ" it nut fir his pupor. THE MONROE DOCTRINE OF INTERVENTION. Tho Wubii'g'nu Union, in mi article 011non-intervention, proceeds to deinoiistralo that that doctrine does not npply to the case of llungnry. As tho case is fairly put, nnd in as wo imdeisiand it, we copy it for the benefit of our readers: "The re.ifon given by Mr Monroe f-r Ins declaration was, that we resent injuries, or make preparation for our defence, only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced, and that our position, which neces sarily connected us with the mlit r nations of America, and the similarity of their institutions lomirown, gave us a right to rep ml nny attempt to coulinl their desti nies by r.urnpivni powers ns uuttieiiilly and dangerous to us. The rightfulness of ibe, Monroe declaration depended on the nearness of the American nations and the similarity of ih.-i: politico) systems to our own. Il wus ibis th it give ns llm riglu to protect them from iiuv attempt ol European powers, Had Hungary been in America, then llm Monroe declaration would have required 11 to prevent. Iho Itusi-m intervention. But, as Hungary was far remote from us, we could not urge any thinner to our rights, or to our political priticiplet, in just lion! ion of a forcible ullvmpl to arrest ihe course of Russia. The principle of the Monroe declaration did not apply, ti"r could it apply to Huropenn u Hairs, except in tho event of 11 goueiul alliance sutlicientty foruiidablo to menace 11 oven across the Atlantic. Whenever nil alliance shall be formed, having for its object ibe extension uf political principles nnd systems hostile to our own, of n;itliriont power to make Ihe Atlantin no longer a sure defence, then iho principles ol the Monroe Jeclnruiioii would lustily us in resort ing to nrm in aiding ' thwart the purposes of such an alliance. From tlio Wahiiii,'toii llepntillc.) ANOTHER CUBA EXPEDITIONIST PARDONED. Oti the itth of October lust, a copy nf the following letter, of Mrs. Ophelia P. Talbot lo Iho President, was Iransinitied by Ihe then Anting Secretary of Slate to Her Catholic Ma iestv .Minister near this (iovernment, vviih tin request kindly to intercede with tho authori ties of Spain ui behalf ut tho only son of Mrs. Talbot, .lumen M. Wilson, 0110 ot Iho J.ope. expeditionists, then a piiioner on his wny to Spain: N:w Onr.VANs, September 25, I5l. To His Excellency President Fillmore: Dkaii I a 1 iikr vv 01 r Cor.t tuy : To you I look for heli. My dear son is one of the unfortunate prisoners to tSpniu. He is nil the cliilu 1 have; 1. only nineteen years old. not twenty-two, ns stated, lie Wat inno cent and uus'iNpectitig, and iho more easily duped He saw no means ot making n support InrhimscM und me. wo being poor; couiu get no employment; my health was bid ; he therefore hoped to do something hy 'uiim to Lima, nut, Hlas, 1 am worse Ihnn poor Death would have been more welcome. His father tied when he wn very young in Texas, which makes him more dear to 1110. Uh, cruel fate; why have 1 lvcd to sen tins f I'erhups to suit Some wise design, God's1 will lie done, not initio 1 I have prayed tor his hie n 0111 no nuio no icu ; 11 wat spared. Near rresr dent, w ill il be possible for ymi tn do nny thing ( Can von comfort me f I am weuiing rtwuv. Methiuka I cannot bear up under the idea of ten years j Mrliaps executed or detained for life, or the climate cause his death. I fcol for all of them, and pray for all ! It was no) my will that he thnnld go; he was seduced into it by oilier.. Dear father o( the land of mv birth, tun Voii do any thing? Will you ask fur their release? Meihml(sou will, and it wnu'il be grunted. W illy feel oih-udcd wiili mo for appeuling Id you for com fort, f If so, 1 beg pardon. My ilisliessluis stimulated mo to venture to darn in address tho President, li whom else could L look for comfort T If you could hut seo me, I know you would pily me. It any one knew 1 U'Ml npproncueii you , lliey linglit II1111K I pro sumed much. Pcihaps 1 do. Yet nieiiiiuks you will view it iu charity. Will you try to do soiueibing lor their release 1 With ut I duo respect tn your excellency, OPHELIA P. TALBOT The bnppy result ol the application will appear Iroin liio leiierni ,ir. Pollster In sir. Talbot, trans mitted 11 note ol Don A. Ciilderon de In Bnrcii, II Catholic M;jesly's Minister, nnd its enclosure: I bxr aiitm knt or SrvrK, WASttlNoroN, December 17, IS5I, Mr. Orur.i.n P. T At. nor, New Orleans, L;i. Mapam : It givea me sinceio pleasure lo lie enabb to inform you Unit Her Majesty tlio (Jueen of Npnitl, to w hose Minister in ihi city a copy of your letter tt Ihe Prchident nf llie'.'olh September last had been com iiiunictited, with the request lo intercede with his gov runient m bclmll n yntr unli.rlunate son, .lames y Wilson, bus not only graciously pardoned him, but Inn luihislieil him also from her own private purse llie menu Inn-turn speedily In his home. 1 trnnHiiil. enclosed.!! copy ol Ihe note 01 ui" .vi mis ter ot Foreign Relations ol Spam lo Mr. tJah'eron on Ibis subject, and nt hi nolo to me. I am, mndiitn. very rcspecltuliy. your nn 111 urr- Valit, DAMi;i MIM I"-" Spanish Minister to Secretary of State. tuansi.ation. 1 WasiiIMitok, December 10, 1851. Having forwarded lo the Secretary of Slate of Her Catholic Majesty ihe letter which Mrs. Ophelia Talbot wrote In Ibe must excellent President, nnd which was sent to mo bv otdcr of Ion excelleimy Ihreiigh iho Department nf State, 1 have received from the Morquis of Miratlores ibe rep'y, of which 1 have iho honor of ,.nr!.,.iiiir mi exact translation. In tho Hon. Duniol Webster, as n proof ol the nuiguaniinntis s. ulimenls of Her Majesty llie Oueen. I nvni't myself of thi occasion to renew In the Men. Dunn I Webster the mnurances of my most distinguished consideration. A. CALOERON DE LA BARCA. lion OsNin. WnTiR. Seerotury ul Stale of tlm United Stales. Velalions of'Spain to the I'nrav Rr- tram-dinary and Minister VlrnijwU-utiary of Her Catk- elte Majesty in Washingtm. I Tiimil.lTIIIV.l BiRt To the Secretory of Iho lnierinr I write under thisduto us follows: Amongst the various recoinroendatinns which majesty has received from the Government of the t'ui ted States iu behalf of several of the prisoners belong ing to mo mst expedition ol Balna Hernia, the attcii- tl'puot our sovereign, the queen, lias been more par- iictilarly attracted by a letter written lo ibe Presideul of the United States by Mrs. Ophelia P. Talbot, entreating bis mediation in behalf of lior young son, induced by poverty und inexperience to lake purt in this criminal enterprise. ' The simple and touching terms in which ihe letter describe, tlio despair of tins mother, deprived nf tier only son, have not lulled to atlect tho benevolent heart of her majesty, ever ready to stretch forth the hand of mercy tu the unfortunate; whilst ihe religious resignation id the writer still more strengthens Iter mairstv't. desire to coiilirm her in her pious cunfideuce. There- tore, toiling aside in thtscaso every other consideration hut that of restoring happiness to an unfortunate mother by restoring to her the nun. il bus pleased the queen to make use of the prerogative conceded lo her by ihe lawn, and to pardon tho prisoner James M. Wilson, aged twenty-three, a native of Indiana, and sou nt Uuvnl Walton ami Ophelia P. Talbot. And tier majesty, wishing (hut no delay uuiv occur in Itieexecutioii of her kind design, bus given order tliut the expenses of Iho voyage of the prisoner Wilson 10 Now Orleans shall be puid out of her own private purse, so that the inexperienced and erring young man may return us soon at possible lo the arms of his discansalate mother. T.f thin end tiie competent Spanish authority will agree wnn mo American consul an 10 ihe amount ni mo expense and the immediate embarkation of the young man, which, by order nf her majesty, I mnko known to your excellency that, through your department, suitable orders may be issued without deluy for the punctual fulfillment of tier majesty's desire, und tho bill of ihe expenses uf the young mall's voyage bo forwarded to me." Which I copy to your excellency for your informa tion. Madum!, November 13, lK5t. (Signed! MAIUJU1S OF MIRAFLOIlES. To Her Majesty's Kuvoy Extraordinary and Minister 1 leiiipoieiiiiury 111 t usningioii. From the Clevelsnd Hi-rilil. THE LOSS OF THE MAYFLOWER. The card of tho passengers un tho Mayflower, for which wi are indebted to F. A. Backus, Esq., nf Detroit, will be rend with great interest, us giving die de- ; tails of a disaster na severe an nny that over occurred on iho Western hikes. Mr. Backus nuvs that tho boat was fairly encased with ice, which cracked as the seas struck the boat, making a grating, groan ing sound, any thing but cheering music to tlio curs of those en hoard. The dense mist enveloped tho boat and rose as high ns the marl, but above could be seen the stars und iho clear sky. Iho air was so cold that men who stood for ten minutes nt tho ice-caned wheelleft it with frosted bauds and feet. After iho parting of ihe hog chain, Ibe cabin moved two feut afore nnd aft, with every motion of the tea. II is wonderful how men managed to lix ropes to the rudder of tiie Mayflower, when lliat rudder was rov- reu with thick ice increasing with the dash ol every wave. A lew minutes before the boat struck, land loomed up before her, n high and rocky shore which promised speedy nud certain destruction tu the boat und all on board, Witti rudder disabled ami almost useless, the steam run down, wbeclliouie stove in, and iho boat rolling heavily in the troughs ul ihe sea, tho was slowly backed oil, and run lo the spot which pave better hopeol'efl'ecl'jg a landing for those on board. From tlieCapluii. tu the Cabin buy all behaved with a courage und cot bicss never supussed. During llie whole time, Cajitr iu Vun Allen never entered the cabin save to call men tc duty, and his nlliccrs and crow, und the passengers, were j utitirieg as himself. It is said that Capt. Van Allen objected leaving Detroit mi hit Inst trip and that tie was overruled by llie owners nf tint boat. It is also said Ihut be left Bull'iilo against his own judgment, but in compliunce wiihu telegraphic order from the Superintendent of the Mich-gull Central Railroad. Statkmkht or Passkncer. At n meeting uf ihe passengers on hoard the Mayflower after her reck, the following resolutions were adopted : " Ibatlhrouph Providence, we have escaped Irein Hidden and feu 1 lul death: " That we feel, in tlie urate ml emotions of our hearts. that a simplo statement of facts is duo from us, that justice may bo rendered tu those by whoso exertions wo were rescued." We left Ihilfulnat 1(U o clock Monday evening. The night wiisclour, though cold, and wind from Nortii'tird' About pi it chanced tu Southwest, and ut one we mo' he full force of ibe gale, ami such a gate ns was never wiluessed on ihisor other waters. The cold was most intense, und tho water being warmer thin the air, steam rose from it so thick ill it we were shut in wilh the mint. We run up Ihe Lake till li.j, w hen the storm becamo so furious, and the ice Was collecting in such piantity b-nvurd, that it was no longer safe lo breast it. We then turned and ran down ibe Lake before, the Sab till seven o'clock, when the Caption being lenrful of getting loo far down, again lurried and stood up the Lake under easy steam, hoping that it Would soon clear up and give us some laud mm k. But tin mist pat ked morn closely upon us, while the storm of bail nnd snow in creased, Then commenced, as it were, tlie arduous' luties of the Captain and his crew. Throughout ull that dreadful day and night. Captain Van Allen and li i a Mates kepi the deck. Neiiber tho storm nor iu- lense cold drove them an in -tin l from their posts. I Covered witti ico, witti hands and leet frosted, yet undaunted, they met every emer'iiey, wilh lliat coolness, courage and skill, to winch, iu the end, we owed our lives. An instant' indecision, at rimes, would have hunted us into eU-rnitv. About H o'clock, Tuesday morning, a heavy sea struck tho .Mavlluwerandsln parted her Hinder chains and broached loo, nnd tuy at tho mercy of tlie wuvet, which seemed to strike wi'Ii the lorce ol rocks hurled :aitist her. Tlie second tea purled her larboard hoe chain, and for five hours we lay pounding in iho trough ol the sen, it making a clean nreacu through tier gangway, wo deeming every sea would break iu her loWt r works. Her pitaru maier mo uaugngti renin now give way, tln'ti under her store room, then undor her saloon. Finally her crew got tackle to her rudder aft, which owing In the ice which covered tlie ropes: as soon nt they were exposed, was a work nf time and severe suffer iiK. The Mutes and crew froze their fin gers. Now wo were unly able to work ihe rudder about 24 feet. Her first Mate, Mr. Cavolry, took hit stand nt tlie stern tackle, anil, working it with the chains from above, remained there till we went nshoro. She was now brought against the storm, working tu (ho Southward. It wan now 1 o'clock, and the gale had increased to a hurricauo. Still shut in by impen- trnblo mist, a heavy sea now struck the hoi t and cur ried away Iter starboard smoke pine, ami nearly all the fastenings of her larboard one. The Captniu was prompt tn meot this new misfortune. A man was stationed with hose in hand, which was attached tn the engine, ready lo play on the first appearance of fire. and there be tonl til we needed nun 110 longer. Tlie Engineer, tb;iu whom a cooler or more brave man does not exist, now put out all the tire but in two furnaces, and wotkod her at Ibat. Tlie bout wu now virtually a wreck. Her upper cabin bad sttrtcil, and sho worked two feet for wan I and aft wilh (lie sea, dipt. Van Allen made un his mind to bench her, nn sho could not live nut, ami eu- donvorcd In net her before the wind for that imrnnse but she was loaded so with ice forward, and with ihe scant use of Iho rudder nnd little steam, that it wns found useless. Wo now held nnr course 8. W., wind S. 8. W. At 7 o'clock we tirnck a field uf ice which stove in her wheel-house and started her decks forward She was now kept on her course, ns was supiMised, for Cleveland. She worked about three miles an hourf At lOj the Uupmiti bail the lend rust ; no bottom was reached, nml ut 1 1 o'clock she struck, mid soon, though sho wns at once backed, was hard and fust. She poitudrd badly, nnd was Immediniely sail I led. She came nhore one-half mile above Elk Creek, IS miles above Erie. At day-light, with assistance from the shore, some 200 feet distant, a life lino was got out nml made Insi to a tree, and wo were taken ashore by that. Our hearty thanks nre due to Judge Miles for bis timely aiil in getting us nshore, in building fires upon ihe bank, and fur rendering un every assistance in bin power. To Cnpt. Van Allen: his Mutes, Wm. Cavelry and Roliert McLemit his Engineer, Frank Farran. under Providence, we repeat, we owe our lives; nnd a such preservers shall always regard them. To the Steward. W. (J. Cobbiir, nur gralelul thanks are duo for his continued exertions for our comfort. THOMAS WATKINS. Jr., Toledo, .1. R. NICHOLS, Bullalu, M. PECK". Rochester, STEPHEN ROGERS, New- Yoik, S. 0. CASE, Detroit, M. HARTLEY. New York, II. E. HOOKER, Roche.ter. JERRY HITCHCOCK. Run. I". K. W. BACMJS, Detn.ii. River, from Marvsvillo tn the Big Sundv, has been surveyed and found lobe a very level nil I teasible route. Poktio. " Vie Iron Hull " is Ibe name of ibe prin cipal uuiiiBeinent II nil in Portsmouth, sui'izested pmba bly by ihe quantity nf pig iinn hanletl to that place. A suit tins been rommenced in tho First District Court of the United Stu'es against Ktt.TT Smith, a de faulter of Hiirly yearn standing, lie was mletaulter us Navy Aueiil. lor me nun 01 fjnu.uui? 111 iry:i, snue which time he hmsbeen doing a heavy business ns Bro ker under In son a name. Tuie Union Aktist. A periodical wilh Ibis title has beeu commenced at Pittsburgh, Pa., hy R. D. Haht-inmn. devoted tn Agriculture, I lortieiilture, ami Mo- chuuirs. The second number, which we have seen contain several valuable articles un subjects connected with each nf their department. rF" The Kossi rti Fund has readied f 10. noo, and Is rapidly increasing Tnis is the kind of assistance that will be of essential service, to them in ibeir future operations. L"t those who have a surplus of menus re member that ten dollar is worm a hundred patriotic her Upeoches to Hungary. THt'RSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1851. The Capitoi. in Flamr ! -Such was the startling bend of a despatch received by u about 10 o'clock yesterday, from Wado't telegraph line. We inimedi-alely issued slips and sent them around town. The extent of the injury will be seen by reference to our telegraphic columns. It is a great calamity. OUR WHIG FRIENDS Throughout tho State are beginning to procure subscribers for the Journal in earnest. That 't right ; but we have slill nnt half as large a circulation as we should regularly distribute. Come, friends, wake up t Meanwhile wo are greatly obliged to those good Wbigt and truo who have been interesting themselves in our behalf. To JoaiAH Smith, Esq., or Mt. Rlanchnrd, Hancock county ; A. A. McImttke, Chippewa, Wayne; J. Cupping, Esq., Medina, and miracrout others, we are under e. pet in I obligations for (heir "extended" favors. Acitiu we suy to the Whig? every where" fall in the ranks! ' OUR CITY COMMON SCHOOLS. A large number of our citizen have this week, had an opportunity of attending the examination and exer- isesof our City Common Schools, under the superin tendence of Dr. Lord. And we but report tho goner-til voico, when we say it has beeu with high gratifica tion, and admiration of the zeal and ability uf the teachers, and the progres of the scholars. Our Common Schools are one of the institutions of our city, and of which every citizen may well be proud. They have realized the ideaul their friends, and have imparted incalculable benefit to all classes uf our children. On Tuesday evening, we attended tho exhibition of tho Schools connected with the High School, at the Reformed Church, on Town street. Tho capacious building was completely and densely filled. The exercises were of an interesting character, and well cal- 11 1 a ted to gratify tho Teachers, the Board of Educa tion, ami the friends of the scholars that took part in the exorcises. Tho graduating class in the Femalo Department ac-pritled themselves with great credit. Tho Valedictory address of Miss Is An km.a Gauoinkii, was a well writ ten, beautiful production, Tho music wns good, the audience was attentive in short, all were pleased, de lighted. Wo cannot close this article without commending the arduous Inborn of nnr city Board of Education iu their etV-irtt to make our public Schools what they are. Tin citizens of Columbus owe them a debt of gratitude that they can never pay. Among their number, let us designate one the Hon. Jamks L. Batks. His address to the graduating class on Tuesday evening was one of the bappie.st and most impressive thing we Imvo ever listened to in Unit Hue ; and his remarks in favor of tlie Common Schools nf ihe city, tu the audience, at tho close, were excellent. We wish every parent in the city could have listened to him. Such e (forts cannot fail to havo n most favorable effect, upon tlie public miud. Let parentt inform themaelves about our achoolt, and judge of them by their merit, and there will be but one opinion, and that will be, that they should be upheld by Ihe mural force, at;d the taxes of the people. It is cheaper to sustain school, than it is to sustain Courts, Sheriffs and Prisoners. For the Clhii BtsW Jnurnsl, KOSSUTH LETTER FROM A SUBSCRIBER. MAitmn, O., December 1851. Dear Bascom. Being a reader of your piper, and only responsible for my own opinions, I wish to say through this medium that the resolutions, 3, 4, 5, and G, pissed at the Kossuth meeting in your city on the 13th instant, seems to me to becbanicterized byanti-American doctrine. Tln-ro is evidence nf abundant feeling and enthusiasm, with a "smart sprinkling" uf intemperate and not well delined seal. That an exalted opinion of the man born iu a IhihI of desjHits, nurtur ed hi the lap uf Roynlity, taught in the school of tlie nobility who by ihe lorce of his own thoughts, and llie promptings nf his mighiy intellect, conceived the grand idea of national freedom for his beloved Hungary who dared proclaim that idea lo the world support it by his eloquence and arm, and who driven from hi home by Iho treachery nf pretended friends, and Ihe jealousy und cupidity of neighbors, has slill burning in bis bosom and upon his ei'uptrut tongue, an inextinguishable love of libeity, ami nn undying hatred oppression and wrong that an exalted opinion of such a man should seize ihe hearts and souls of the liberty loving people ol America, it nnt strangj. That they should ex'end to him tho hand of fellowship, and greet him with a warm, reciprocal feeling, was to be expected nor would we bo worthy our namo were it oihorwisp. But when we honor iho man extend to him n Nation's hospitality and a Nation's sympathy, blow upon the winds of Heaven the loud trump of praise, and make the echoes ring wilh " Long live Kossuih!" and " Peace bo with Hungary !" is Dot this enough f No, ibis it not enough. At this meeting yon resolve, " That the political doctrine uf neutrality or non intervention, was never designed tu fetter the energies of twenty million of freemen, when Ihe despots of Iho earth are (rumpling nppresstd humanity in the lust: It is high tm 10 Hint Ibe Model It r public dis bar go some portion of the vast debt contracted in her own hour ol tribulation. How, then, we ask, shall she discharge this debt 7 Shall we lend our armies to tight the bailies nf Htm-gary f Kossuth says ' No, but t cy tu Runi.i, wo will tolerate no interference on your part, in tlie affairs of Austria or Hungary." But uppose Utusia does not heed 11s, what llietif Why ilien wo fnaif fight, or stand before tin world in an altitude at once ridiculous mid disgraceful. As well might we command the waves, as did tlie great Canute, at to command Russia, und not at'etnpt tu enforce that command. Political non intervention an exploded theory I (say these wise ones of the State, wbosj hearts are filled wilh expansive. Republican seal.) Embroil our dear America wilh every European revolt? The Father of his Country linle thought, and knew lest of the light which would break in upon this laitor half of the nineteenth century ! I readily admit that 'Mho true political wisdom of the American people is to spread her heaven-born principle of man's equality mid fraternity broad-cast the world over" hut nf( to ' break iu pieces every yoke, and let the oppressed go free." We have had quite too much nnddling with yokes and bondage In our own country, wbero that meddling was not appreciated, for our internal peace. To spread the principles of human liberty ihe science of free government and to hold up to ihe world iho beauty of nur Republic, is our duly but to force I hat system upon any foreign people to break the yoke nf political bondage of any nation under heaven, or to command a third party to stniid still while two nations, by arms or otherwise, decide a question of government, is not tlie duly uf America, nor do I see that it would be policy fur her. If we may do this, we espouse the quarrel with all ita consequences. we command, we must see that we ure obeyed ft I have no doubt our people will da wle n ihey tell John Bull ho mutt not fire into our vessels, If John should nut heed us, Uncle Snin will be apt lu make a smoke about hi ears which will effectually kilt t IV (ho Munition, nt least. If our liberal w ish to givo the Hungarian cause money, let them do so let the natinn honor Kossuth ns his talents and standing deserve Kossuth loves liberty bo admires our (iovernment, nnd np proves her policy, with one exception which exception is the grentbulwark of our continued peace wilh all Ibe world. Let us light tho but-tb t of other nations assist in planting tho Hag-atnfT of liberty un Hungarian soil by nur mighty arm protect its tarred folds, and we involve our nation in hiex-trirable difficulties we tight battles not our own we settle difficulties not submitted lu us for atbitrament we become 11 sell-iuipost d umpire of nation. I hope yet lo see sullicieiii well-tempered xea and lovo of country In wiilistand ibe templing invitation to show nur national greatness and love nf liberty by our endeavor to force nur principles uf government upon the nxiinus nf Europe. Long may it be, ere our America hdl bo em b no led in the caldron of Oonti- iit-iiul politics. Yours, truly, JONATHAN. The iVir York Herald chum lo havo received au-ihentio information from Marseilles, confirming the i iitemeiits previously made about tho difficulties be-I wren KiWH'Tii and tho officer of the Mississippi, at that port It adds that Mr. Ho not, our Consul at Marseilles, In wnlien Idlers, which aro on lite in (lie Slide Department al Washington, giving a full description nf these iliili'iiltiei, and ibst dipt. Luna bit admitted the truth of the atatctnenta. The exlremo odd weather Is very aevere on the '' wheels uf the railroad car. The Litlle Miami Company have broke a many a Gu in a week.